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Arizona Cancer Center’s Better Than Ever Program announces its 2009-10 grant award winners

TUCSON, Ariz. – Better Than Ever (BTE) is a fitness training and fundraising program designed to help people make walking, running or biking a regular part of their lives. The program also raises funds to support pilot projects and collaborative research projects focusing on breast and gynecologic cancers under the umbrella of Women’s Cancers at the Arizona Cancer Center. We are very grateful for the support of our BTE program participants.

Each year, the BTE Scientific Review Committee, led by Setsuko K. Chambers, MD, chooses recipients for these grants. We had an unprecedented number of applications this year. In this time of economic downturn and increased need for bridge funding, Women’s Cancers more than doubled the total amount of research funding made available by the BTE program. We are pleased that the $210,000 distributed this year brings the 9 year grant distribution total to more than $1.5 million.

The awarded grants for 2009-2010 will each receive funding ranging from $20,000 to $40,000. We congratulate each of the following recipients. 

• Setsuko K. Chambers, MD; Patrick W. Mantyh, PhD, JD
  Research Project Title: A Model for Human Breast Cancer-induced Bone Pain 
• Vince Guerriero, PhD
  Research Project Title: A Paradigm Shift Leads to a New Treatment for Breast Cancer 
• Ana Maria Lopez, MD, MPH
  Research Project Title: Assessment of Clinical Efficacy Utilizing Telepathology for Paps 
• Kimberly McDermott, PhD
  Research Project Title: The Role of Primary Cilia in Breast Cancer Progression 
• Mark Nelson, PhD; Todd Vanderah, PhD; Patrick Mantyh, PhD, JD
  Research Project Title: Control of Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis by CB2 Receptor Agonist 
• Marlys Witte, MD; Baldassarre Stea, MD, PhD
  Research Project Title: Radiation Damage and Radioprotection from Lymphedema and Other Vascular Complications in Women’s Cancers: An in Vitro and Clinical Observational Study 
• Wenxin Zheng, MD
  Research Project Title: Detection of Endometrial Serous Carcinoma in its Early Form or Precancer Stage

Details about the above research projects are included in the attached document and available online: www.azcc.arizona.edu/outreach/bte/awards

BTE participants are currently training for the CATwalk 10k, El Tour de Tucson and the Tucson Half Marathon. Registration for the spring season will open February 2010. More information is available at www.arizonabte.org.

Arizona Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center headquartered in Arizona. With primary locations at the University of Arizona in Tucson and in Scottsdale, the Cancer Center has more than a dozen research and education offices throughout the state, and 300 physician and scientist members working to prevent and cure cancer. For more information, visit www.arizonacancercenter.org

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