Obesity and Breast Cancer
Abstract
This is a Pilot Award to design a Breast Cancer of Excellence Pilot on the single, unifying question, "What are the roles of obesity in affecting breast cancer risk and mortality?" This question is the cornerstone of our proposed Center and is relevant to the prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer, More specifically, we will study the interactions among timing of obesity, hormones, and breast cancer risk in minority and Caucasian populations and in appropriate animal models. Consistent with the goals of this award mechanism, we will use this pilot to build teams of consumers and leading investigators, in multiple research areas across several institutions in the U.S. and abroad, who will design innovative and imaginative approaches to addressing our overarching goal. We have commitments from consumers, computer scientists, engineers, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, endocrinologists, radiologists, medical oncologists, pathologists, behavioral scientists, and nutritionists. We will apply state-of-the-art technologies including high throughput genotyping, molecular profiling and tumor tissue arrays, digital mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, nanotechnology, bioinformatics, and biostatistics. This represents a unique mix of expertise and institutions, and includes both leading scientists and young investigators poised to address this critical problem in breast cancer research, treatment, and prevention.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA442187
Entities
People
- Robert R. Clarke
Organizations
- Georgetown University