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The ASCO Cancer Foundation® and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Announce 2010 Comparative Effectiveness Research Professorship in Breast Cancer


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 2, 2009

CONTACT: Jenny Heumann
571-483-1354
jenny.heumann@asco.org

ALEXANDRIA, Va. –The ASCO Cancer Foundation, with the support of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), has created the Comparative Effectiveness Research Professorship (CERP) in Breast Cancer. This five-year grant award will provide flexible funding to an outstanding researcher who has made and will continue to make significant contributions in breast cancer research.

The grant totals $500,000 and will be paid in 5 annual increments of $100,000 to the recipient’s institution. Through the CERP program, the Foundation and BCRF aim to provide support to qualified individuals working to investigate comparative effectiveness in breast cancer and to train future generations of researchers in this field.

Comparative effectiveness research is the creation and combination of evidence that compares the benefits and risks of alternative methods to prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor a clinical condition or to improve the delivery of care. The purpose of this type of research is to assist various audiences in making informed decisions that will improve health care at both the individual and population levels.

“Comparative effectiveness research is important in helping assure that people with cancer receive the most appropriate therapy,” said Joseph Bailes, MD, Chairman of The ASCO Cancer Foundation. “The Comparative Effectiveness Research Professorship in Breast Cancer will award and support successful scientists who also dedicate their time to mentoring junior researchers.”

For more information about the CERP in Breast Cancer including eligibility criteria, application instructions and deadlines, visit www.ascocancerfoundation.org/cerp.

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About The ASCO Cancer Foundation
The ASCO Cancer Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The Foundation harnesses the knowledge of ASCO’s more than 27,000 oncology and health care providers to improve the treatment and survivorship of people living with cancer. Our funding of breakthrough research, education, and quality improvement programs in cancer care gives patients and caregivers powerful resources to address the disease. Through these efforts, we improve the lives of those impacted by cancer.

About The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation is an independent 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime by providing critical funding for innovative clinical and translational research at leading medical centers worldwide, and increasing public awareness about good breast health.





 
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