Preventing Breast Cancer the Focus of 2009-2010 Susan G. Komen for the Cure Promise Grants

July 2, 2009 — One of the most important challenges in the cancer community today is whether people can, in fact, prevent their own cancers. Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is announcing millions of dollars in long-term grant funding to find out.

The world’s leading breast cancer organization is now asking the scientific community for proposals for long-term research grants – some as large as $5 million – to study everything from the role of natural products to diets to breast cancer vaccines.