Grants Organized by Research Priorities



Biology of the Normal Breast
Breast aging: changes that occur in the breast over time 11 $2,675,409
Breast development: exploring the maturation of the breast 20 $4,739,361
Breast function: processes involved in the normal operation of the breast 30 $6,306,414
Defining the danger: separating abnormal breast structures from normal ones 7 $1,629,736
Disparities
Disparities: eliminating the unequal burden of breast cancer 81 $15,897,934
Etiology
Environment and gene/environment interactions: nature vs. nurture 50 $19,688,822
Hormones and nutrition: understanding the modern woman's lifestyle 25 $4,771,519
Other searches for the causes 13 $2,339,278
Health Policy & Health Services
Health Policy and Health Services: better serving women's needs 31 $7,056,009
Imaging, Biomarkers, & Molecular Pathology
Biomarkers and novel screening approaches: unmasking the hidden signs 34 $5,999,100
Developing and Improving imaging technologies: better and easier detection 50 $9,641,076
Improved access to screening: reaching every woman 16 $3,471,050
Innovative Treatments
Biomarkers and novel screening approaches: unmasking the hidden signs 3 $575,529
Gene therapy and other treatments: new frontiers 50 $11,680,485
Hormone and chemotherapy targets: improving today's arsenal 43 $8,122,455
Immune therapy: mobilizing the body's defenses 46 $10,218,430
New drug design: creative science 54 $12,578,653
Pathogenesis
Too much cell growth: defective messages and internal signaling 81 $12,514,429
Mistakes on the master blueprint: molecular genetics and gene regulations 35 $5,504,142
Outbreak -- how cancer spreads: angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis 89 $16,226,355
Searching the unknown: novel breast cancer genes 36 $7,325,546
Unraveling the path to breast cancer: tumor progression  60 $10,882,603
Prevention & Risk Reduction
Active lifestyle modification: what women can do 8 $1,959,610
Explaining nutritional pathways for prevention of breast cancer 1 $1,216,848
Other searches for the causes 31 $12,527,193
Risk reduction and identification 12 $2,750,970
The intersection of environment and disparities 6 $6,434,457
Sociocultural, Behavioral, and Psychological Issues
Sociocultural, Behavioral, and Psychological Issues: the human side 89 $16,014,566