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$1M provided for cancer
The Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center and the Spaulding-Paolozzi Foundation have provided $1 million to create the Countess Alicia Paolozzi Distinguished Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Research.
The center and the foundation each donated $500,000 for the endowed chair.
The Charleston-based foundation was established by Countess Alicia Spaulding Paolozzi of New York, a philanthropist, activist, businesswoman and pioneering sportswoman, to support efforts concerning the environment, agricultural sustainability, and issues involving women and the elderly.
“The $1 million chair will allow Hollings Cancer Center to recruit an outstanding breast cancer clinician and scientist to find new ways of diagnosing and treating the disease,” said Dr. Andrew S. Kraft, director of the center.
Creation of the position is aimed at helping Hollings researchers better understand the origins of breast cancer in order to develop preventive strategies through molecular diagnostics. It’s also meant to bring new treatments to South Carolina residents, to lead the effort to promote minority breast health through collaborative work with the Hollings Cancer Center Disparities programs and to provide clinical leadership to physicians statewide.
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