Department of Defense

Defense Health Program

Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program

Summary:

• Prevent breast cancer (primary prevention)
• Identify determinants of breast cancer initiation, risk, or susceptibility
• Distinguish deadly from non-deadly breast cancers
• Conquer the problems of overdiagnosis and overtreatment
• Identify what drives breast cancer growth; determine how to stop it
• Identify why some breast cancers become metastatic
• Determine why/how breast cancer cells lie dormant for years and then re-emerge; determine how to prevent lethal recurrence
• Revolutionize treatment regimens by replacing them with ones that are more effective, less toxic, and impact survival
• Eliminate the mortality associated with metastatic breast cancer

Awards:

• Era of Hope Scholar Award – Letter of Intent due March 12, 2020
• Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2 – Letter of Intent Due March 12, 2020
• Breakthrough Award Level 3 – Preproposal due March 13, 2020
• Breakthrough Award Level 4 – Preproposal due March 13, 2020
• Innovator Award – Preproposal due March 13, 2020

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