The National Cancer Institute announced a five-year, $3 million grant to Avera’s Walking Forward program and a team of other contributors to help aid in cancer care for American Indians in South Dakota.
Walking Forward, along with Tribal and other healthcare providers in the state, hope to improve cancer and palliative care for patients in the Oglala, Sicangu and Cheyenne River tribes.
Dr. Daniel Petereit is a Radiation Oncologist with Regional Health, who is contributing to the research. He say