New Breast Cancer Research Gives Hope

New Breast Cancer Research Gives Hope

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is an international health campaign that’s held every October. Although many great strides have been made in breast cancer awareness and treatment, there remains much to be accomplished. NCC is currently funding Nikita Jinna, PhD, Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope in Duarte, CA, and has committed to $122,000 for her project entitled: “Understanding aggressive quadruple negative breast cancer in African American women”.

10/1/24

Breast Cancer Continues to Rise Among Younger Women, Study Finds

Death rates are declining among U.S. women with breast cancer. But the disease is turning up more often in women under age 50…Read Full Article Here

9/26/24

New Research Shows How Genes Can Identify Risks of Breast Cancer

Analysis of thousands of tumors shows that inherited genes determine how a breast tumor develops from its earliest stages…Read Full Article Here

Including the most recent funding at City of Hope, in the past three years alone, National Cancer Center is proud to have supported postdoctoral fellowships from our NCC Breast Cancer Project. The beneficiaries include Dana-Farber Cancer Center Institute in Boston, MA, University of Pittsburgh and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in MD, totalling an additional $408,000.
A NCC funded Dana-Farber molecular biologist, Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD, has recently published her studies on breast cancer progression and prevention. In a September article in National Geographic, Dr. Polyak contributes her findings in how new research shows how genes can identify risks of breast cancer.

In 2024, more than 360,000 people will be diagnosed with breast cancer. But there is hope. Advancements in early detection and critical basic research are crucial to finding a cure. Please continue your support of this vital research and fund tomorrow’s research today!