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According to the American Cancer Society, in 2013, an estimated 232,340 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed among US women, as well as an estimated 64,640 additional cases of in situ breast cancer. Furthermore, breast cancer is responsible for the death of about 3% of women nationwide. Thankfully, however, death rates are on the decline, thanks to continued funding and research on this deadly disease.
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A researcher at University of California, Davis has received a $2.88 million grant from the National Cancer Institute for the continued development of computed tomography (CT) technology used in breast cancer detection.
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Researchers at Colorado State University have received a blizzard of funding thanks to the philanthropy of two prominent Coloradoans. The largest cash donation in university history of $42.5 million donation has been made by philanthropists John and Leslie Malone, who made their fortune in the cable television industry, and will create a new center and associated programs for stem-cell and other regenerative medical research at CSU. $32.5 million will fund construction of a new building for the institute, while $10 million will fund operations. The $32.5 million gift requires a match of donations for construction and will launch CSU’s Institute for Biologic Translational Therapies to investigate new medical remedies for a variety of ailments in humans and animals.
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Breast cancer research recently got a nudge in the right direction with a little help from a pair of product development grants, totaling nearly $4 million. For the past seven years, scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have been searching for a way to “switch on” natural processes that are crucial to fighting breast cancer, and their efforts are starting to pay off. Read More
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