2008 Grantees Awarded $821,640

Collier County

LYMPHEDEMA RESOURCES, INC. -
Lymphedema Education and Treatment Project

COLLIER HEALTH SERVICES, INC. -
Marion E. Fether Medical Center - Collier Mammography Assistance Program

Naples Community Hospital - NCH Breast Cancer Care

NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CLINIC, INC. -
Breast Health Program

Lee County

FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC. -
Jessie Trice Breast Cancer Prevention Project

PARTNERS FOR BREAST CANCER CARE -
Hope Bridges the Gap

LEE CANCER CARE/LEE MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEMS -
Breast C.A.R.E. (Cancer Assistance Resource Expansion)

Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation, Inc.
Better Start Early

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Award and Research Grant Program supports innovative breast cancer research and a variety of meritorious awards and educational and scientific programs around the world. Since its inception in 1982, Komen has awarded more than 850 grants totaling more than $110 million for breast cancer research. Oftentimes, the Komen Foundation is the only source of funding for cutting-edge breast cancer research, some of which has led to landmark discoveries in the quest to find a cure for and eventually prevent breast cancer. Credited with bringing a new level of integrity to the grant application and review process, Komen adheres to a peer review process that is recognized by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). In the case of basic, clinical and translational research grants, applications are reviewed through a blind, or anonymous, peer-review process. The current program includes:

• Training grants to doctoral dissertation students and postdoctoral fellows to recruit and retain young scientists in the field of breast cancer research;
• Basic, clinical and translational grants that encompass a broad number of focus areas including detection, diagnosis, prognosis, risk, prevention, treatment, tumor cell biology, and complementary and alternative therapies;
• Imaging technology research to improve breast cancer screening and diagnosis; and

Epidemiological research to address the disparities that exist in breast cancer incidence and mortality rates among specific populations. In addition to funding research grants and educational and scientific programs, the Foundation supports a meritorious award program that includes Komen's Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction, the Komen Scholarship Program, Komen Interdisciplinary Fellowships and the Komen Professor of Survivorship Awards.