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Research: NASA awards funds to study effects of space radiation during a Mars mission
Submitted by Martin Kucej; posted on Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have been awarded $3.6 million in NASA funds to study how space radiation would affect the cancer risk of astronauts taking part in deep space missions to Mars.
Dr. Sandeep Burma, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, will examine the increased risk of a highly malignant type of brain cancer called glioblastoma following exposure to particle radiation. Dr. Jerry Shay, Professor of Cell Biology, will study whether a drug known as CDDO administered before exposure to particle radiation reduces the risk of lung cancer and colon cancer.
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"I think it's important for America to have vision, to be forward-looking, and that's something that NASA does for us," said Dr. Shay.
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