The mission of the California Breast Cancer Research Program is to eliminate breast cancer by leading innovation in research, communication, and collaboration in the California scientific and lay communities.
California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP)
Announces Major $23 Million Initiative at AACR
Researchers Sought to Significantly Advance New Understanding of Contributing Factors to Breast Cancer, Prevention Including the Environment, Disparities
April 10, 2008—Oakland, CA— The California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP), the largest state-funded breast cancer research program in the nation, is seeking researchers to apply for funds under a unique $23 million initiative that aims to significantly advance an understanding of the factors that contribute to breast cancer.
“The CBCRP is a public institution with a unique commitment to all California residents to explore under investigated avenues that will not just focus on new treatment options, but get to the heart of what is causing the disease,” said CBCRP’s Director Marion H. E. Kavanaugh-Lynch M.D., M.P.H.
For the last four years, the CBCRP has convened over 300 leading experts and advocates from throughout California and across the nation to begin a different conversation. Led by the CBCRP, they have discovered three promising research areas that traditional privately and federally funded investigations have long given little attention. Read more >
Research Highlights
Dr. Catherine Carpenter investigated whether exercise can play a role in preventing breast cancer. She found that women who exercise may be less likely to have their breast cancer recur than those who exercise little or not at all. Read More >
Diane Estrin of the Women’s Cancer Resource Center and Rani Eversley of the University of California teamed together to uncover the predictors for resuming a work after a breast cancer diagnosis among different racial and ethnic groups. They found that after breast cancer surgery, low-income women and Latina women return to work more quickly than other groups of women. They also experience more pain swelling, depression, and fatigue. Read More >
