Why are some racial/ethnic groups more likely to die from breast cancer?
Researchers from across California are collaborating on a unique $286,941 pilot project* to combine data from seven ongoing studies to explore why some groups of women are more likely to die even when diagnosed at the same stage, with the same kind of cancer. If they can create this powerful new database the collaborators will continue with a study of up to $3.9 million to identify differences that could lead to ways to reduce breast cancer deaths or prevent the disease. Collaborators: • Anna Wu, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Breast Cancer in Asian American Women Study • Leslie Bernstein, Ph.D., Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Womens CARE Study and In Situ Breast Cancer Study • Katherine Henderson, Ph.D., Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, California Teachers Study • Esther M. John, Ph.D., Northern California Cancer Center, SF Bay Area Breast Cancer Study • Marilyn Kwan, Ph.D., Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, Kaiser Pathways and Life after
