COLUMBUS, Ohio — Five Ohio hospitals were awarded a combined $5 million grant aimed at improving the detection and treatment of cancer in children, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday.

The investment , established as part of the fiscal year 2026-2027 state biennial budget, will go toward multiple pediatric cancer research studies.

The grant was given to the following Ohio-based health care and nonprofit research organizations:

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Cleveland Clinic

Dayton Children’s Hospital

Maple Tree Cancer Alliance

Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

“Today, better than 80% of Ohio children diagnosed with cancer will survive these cancers, up from around 20% in the 1970s,” Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health, sai

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