CBCRP News
Updated Mission Statement Captures CBCRP Purpose
Marking the 10-year anniversary of the CBCRP, advisory Council members recently reviewed and updated the mission statement to reflect the intent and actions that drive the nation's largest state-funded research entity for breast cancer research. The revisions followed extensive attention to the achievements that have occurred, hope for the future, and the need to aggressively fund the potential for breakthrough research with broad-based participation, awareness, and support.
The revised mission statement reminds us why we are committed to breast cancer research —on behalf of the people of California who make the CBCRP grants a reality, and the women, families and communities who endure the impact of breast cancer every day.
Our mission is to eliminate breast cancer by leading innovation in research, communication, and collaboration among California's scientific and lay communities.
CBCRP Co-Sponsors Two Events with the Susan Love, MD Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The CBCRP is joining with the Susan Love, MD Breast Cancer Research Foundation to sponsor the Breast Cancer Course for Researchers and the Intraductal Approach to Breast Cancer. The Breast Cancer Course for Researchers will cover major areas of breast cancer research so that scientists can gain a broad perspective. The Intraductal symposium provides a forum for exchanging research results and methods on the intraductal approach to studying breast cancer. Detailed information and registration is available on the Susan Love, MD Breast Cancer Research Foundation Web site at http://www.susanlovemdfoundation.org.
New Web Site
We are proud to announce the launch of our new Web site. We designed our new site to be more user-friendly while still giving you access to research reports, publications, and program updates. We have added a search feature that makes finding research much easier. Come see the changes at http://www.cbcrp.org.
Tax Check-Off results for 2002
The results are in! Over 65,000 Californians donated to the California Breast Cancer Tax Check-Off fund and helped us to raise $736,040 in 2002. Donations to the fund have increased by $113,000 over 2001—that is enough to fund a new IDEA grant or support a postdoctoral fellow. In an era of declining revenues, we are grateful to the taxpayers of California for helping us to continue funding research in our quest to eliminate breast cancer.
