Grants & Research

A New Direction for Earlier Detection

Since Friends' founding in 1995, seventy-seven (77) seed grants have been funded, totaling $2,926,377. Numerous projects have won continued breast cancer funding research, increased funding and/or publication. Following is the most recent list of the seed money grants that have been awarded by Friends For An Earlier Breast Cancer Test®, also known as Friends...You Can Count On®, through the diligent and careful work of our esteemed Medical Advisory Board.

As a result of the hard work and tireless dedication of our Medical Advisory Board, Friends is pleased to share this remarkable Research Update from Edinburgh, Scotland!  CLICK HERE to read the news!

 

Friends has awarded a grand total of $240,000 to the following 2010 Medical Research Grant recipients:

Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN)                                                                                     $40,000
“Evaluation of Molecular Breast Imaging in the Detection of Breast Cancer in Patients with high risk Benign Breast Lesions”
Dr. Judy Boughey
 
Duke University (Durham, NC)                                                                               $40,000
“Diagnosis of Aggressive Breast Cancer with Enhanced Microwave Radiometry: Detection of Rapidly Proliferating Tumors by Noninvasive Deep Temperature Mapping”
Dr. Paolo Maccarini
 
Stanford Univeristy (Stanford, CA)                                                                         $40,000
“Combined Mammography and X-Ray Activatable Nonophosphor Molecular Imaging for Early Breast Cancer Detction”
Dr. Lei Xing
 
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa, Israel)                                   $40,000/2 yrs.
“Early Diagnosis and Screening of Breast Cancer by an array of Nanosensors”
Dr. Hossam Haick
 
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo, NY)                                                         $40,000
“Identification of Unique Breast Pre-Malignant Signatures”
Dr. Nicholetta Sacchi
 
Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo, NY)                                                         $40,000
“A Blood Test for Early Detection of Breast Cancer”                                               
Dr. Ashwani Sood