Research on Women and Minorities
Sixty percent (32 of 53) of the grants awarded by the CBCRP in 2006 studied either women or tissues from women, while the remaining 40% were laboratory studies that did not directly involve women or tissues from women.
Of the 32 grants that involved women or tissues from women, all of the grants involved women as participants and four of the grants (13%) also used tissues or tumor samples.
One-hundred percent (32) of these studies included minority women in the study.
- Fifty-three percent (17) are focused on underserved women.
- Fifty-three percent (17) are focused on minority women.
The following are grants with a primary emphasis on minority and/or underserved women:
Factors Influencing Breast Cancer Screening Among Older Thai
Mary Jo Clark, Ph.D., R.N., University of San Diego
Bulaporn Natipagon-Shah, Ph.D., R.N., Thai Health and Information Service
Fresno Breast Cancer Navigator Pilot Program
Mary Wallace, San Joaquin Valley Health Consortium
Mammography Screening for Latinas with Diabetes
Christine Noguera, M.S., Golden Valley Health Centers
Increasing Mammography Among Latinas with Disabilities
H. Stephen Kaye, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco
Elsa Quezada, Central Coast Center for Independent Living
Addressing Cultural & Tribal Issues in Breast Cancer
Marlene von Friederichs-Fitzwater, Ph.D., University of California, Davis
The Breast Cancer Experience of Slavic Women
Debora Paterniti, Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Informal and Formal Support and Needs Among Samoan Survivors
Sora Tanjasiri, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation
Sala Mataalii, Samoan National Nurses Association
Breast Cancer Education for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Women
Barbara Berman, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Heidi Kleiger, B.S., Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness, Inc.
Telephone-Based Decision Support for Rural Patients
Jeffrey Belkora, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco
Sara O'Donnell, Mendocino Cancer Resource Center
Social Support and QOL in Older Minority Women with Breast Cancer
Yoshiko Umezawa, M.H.S., University of California, Los Angeles
Neighborhood Environment and Obesity in Pre-adolescent Girls
Irene Yen, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco
Hereditary Breast Cancer and Novel Hispanic BRCA Mutations
Jeffrey Weitzel, M.D., Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
