A SALGI ESOPHAGEAL Cancer Research Foundation grant for $62,597 will help fund research into a breath test for esophageal cancer. / COURTESY SALGI ESOPHAGEAL CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
EAST GREENWICH – The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation has awarded its second grant in seven years, adding $62,597 to the research coffers of the Virginia Mason Medical Center, where researchers are developing a breath test for detecting esophageal cancer. The East Greenwich-based nonprofit awarded the grant in November to principal investigator Dr. Donald Low…