Researcher progress report: The impact of diet on breast and colorectal cancers
Susan Steck, Ph.D., M.P.H., at the University of South Carolina was awarded the Prevent Cancer Foundation – Living in Pink grant last year for her…
Q&A with newly funded researchers: Part 2
We introduced three of our seven new research awardees in an earlier post: Maarten Bosland, D.V.Sc., Ph.D., Awesome Games Done Quick Research Grant in Prostate…
Erin Marcus, M.D., to speak on communicating to patients about dense breast tissue
In 2009, Connecticut became the first state to pass legislation requiring that women who have dense breasts be informed that dense breast tissue may make…
Free webcast on cancer funding – February 13 at 3:00 p.m. EST
We regret to inform you that the Prevent Cancer Foundation webcast “Funding Cancer Research in an Era of Fiscal Restraint” that was scheduled for tomorrow,…
Q&A with newly funded researchers: Part 1
Prevent Cancer is proud to announce our six newly funded researchers in cancer prevention and early detection! Maarten Bosland, D.V.Sc., Ph.D., Awesome Games Done Quick…
Research: An investment in the future
Funding research is an important step in understanding cancer and ways to prevent it. Without the financial support for researchers to develop and test innovative…
Carolyn “Bo” Aldigé joins expert panel to discuss ways to move forward on lung cancer screenings
Prevent Cancer Foundation President and Founder Carolyn “Bo” Aldigé will be speaking on an expert panel tomorrow, December 13, in San Francisco. Aldigé was invited…
Researcher Q&A: Exploring a new imaging technique to detect breast cancer early
Ehsan Samei, PhD, is Professor of Radiology, Medical Physics, Physics, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University Medical Center, where he also…
Research opens doors
The application cycle for Prevent Cancer Foundation’s 2013 Research Grant and Fellowship Program just closed, and, while we gear up to review these new applications,…
HPV vaccine proving effective
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has decreased the incidence of the cancer-causing virus among teenage girls by 56 percent since the vaccine was approved in…
