sentence1: Overall, the Southeast has the highest cancer death rate as researchers persist in looking for reasons, said Jennifer Pietenpol, director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. She said technology, education and outreach will curb deaths, but funding and staff are also part of the equation. Pietenpol said the National Cancer Institute stands to receive $1.3 billion in stimulus package funds. "We have to look beyond a stimulus package," she said. "Cancer is not waiting for a stimulus package. There is clearly not enough money for every research."
sentence2: The National Cancer Institute is the federal government's main cancer research entity.