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A one-year pilot project to identify cancer genes is being coordinated by the Alberta Cancer Board and the Universities of Alberta and Calgary. Dr. Diane Cox, head of medical genetics at the U of A is quoted. Four pages 8. A new genetic testing program may be the best weapon to save lives of Albertans at high risk of getting cancer, experts say. Dr. Diane Cox, head of U of A's medical genetics quoted.