The Role of Breast Cancer Philanthropies In Developing New Approaches to Breast Cancer Detection

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The Role of Breast Cancer Philanthropies In
Developing New Approaches to Breast Cancer
Detection Susan Braun President and CEO
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Komen Mission Statement

• To eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening
  disease through advancing research, education,
  screening, and treatment

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Why The Komen Foundation?

• The Komen Story The Power of a Promise

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The Komen Foundation is

• 118 U.S. Affiliates
• 75,000 Volunteers
• 2 International Affiliates
• Multiple International Ventures
• An unparalleled network of business and political
  leaders, patient advocates, health care
  professionals, and community activists worldwide

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Complex Problem

• Multi-faceted solution

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Komen Grant Funding
Other Donors
Affiliate Fund Raising
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Research Grants
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Komen Grant-Making Process
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Komen National Grants 115 Grants, 20,486,312
for FY 2001
Imaging 9
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Funding Ratio for Superior Rated Grants (2001)
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Komen-Funded Imaging Research Grants
million
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Examples of Imaging Projects Funded in 2000

• A Novel and Cost-Effective Positron Emission
  Imager for Non-Invasive Diagnosis and Staging of
  Breast Cancer
• Non-Contrast Breast MRI A New Method for Breast
  Cancer Screening
• New Radiotracers for Positron Emission Tomography
  Imaging Breast Cancer

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Examples of Imaging Projects Funded in 2001

• Non-invasive Diagnosis of Breast Tumors Using
  High Resolution Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MRI
• Do K21, Parametric Mapping or Tumor Morphology on
  Contrast-Enhanced Breast Magnetic Resonance
  Imaging Predict Tumor Response to Chemotherapy?
• Axillary Lymph Node Staging of Breast Cancer with
  Fluorocholine PET Imaging

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Komen Foundation Research Grants Basic,
Clinical, Translational
Detection7 of BCTR 4 of total
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Examples of BCTR/Detection Projects Funded in
2001

• Searching for a Prognostic Signature in
  BRCA1-Related Hereditary Breast Cancer A Pilot
  study using Tissue Arrays
• Galectins in Diagnosis, Prognosis and Treatment
  of Breast Cancer
• Detection of Subclinical Disease Using RT-PCR
  Analysis for Circulating Tumor Cells

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Multiple Philanthropies Participate

• Many foundations and other charities support the
  research of the Komen Foundation
• Many other (breast) cancer charities exist and
  fund research
• American Cancer Society
• Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
• Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Lauder)
• Avon

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