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Research
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Breast Cancer is an established leader in conducting breast cancer
research and has redefined the way community organizations can participate
in scientific studies. With a commitment to look at potential environmental
causes of breast cancer, Zero Breast Cancer has created a unique
and effective approach to breast cancer research.
Background
Zero Breast Cancer has a simple belief: the people
who live in a particular community can be invaluable contributors
to the research process. That is why Zero Breast Cancer created
an innovative way to conduct breast cancer research:
We LISTEN to the concerns of
our community, then PARTNER with scientists
and researchers from established institutions to conduct original
breast cancer RESEARCH. Once scientific research
is completed, we COMMUNICATE the findings back
to the community to help prompt ACTION—either
for more research studies or to impact public policy.
Zero Breast Cancer has collaborated with scientific
researchers from the University of California, San Francisco;
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories; Kaiser Permanente; the Marin
County Health Department, and many other partners to conduct
breast cancer research in Marin and the greater Bay Area.
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What is community-based research?
Community-based research is a process by which members
of a community identify a problem, engage outside researchers
in a collaborative that promotes co-learning, and achieve a balance
between research and action.
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In October 2003, the National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences funded a breast cancer research center in the Bay Area that is looking
at breast cancer and the environment. Zero Breast Cancer leads the Community
Outreach and Translation Core of the Bay Area Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center.
Bay Area Breast Cancer and the Environment
Research Center
The Bay Area Breast Cancer and
the Environment Research Center (BABCERC) is led by the University of California, San Francisco. BABCERC
is a collaborative effort among researchers, scientists and advocacy groups from UCSF, Kaiser
Permanente, California Department of Human Health Services, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, and Zero Breast Cancer.
The BABCERC Community
Outreach and Translation Core (COTC) is led by Zero Breast Cancer.
BABCERC Projects:
There are two project studies being conducted by the BABCERC:
Download materials developed by the BABCERC COTC:
The Breast Cancer and the Environment
Research Center (BCERC)
The Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers (BCERC) is a network
of four collaborative research centers funded by the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences, focused on how chemical, physical, and social factors in the environment
interact with genetic factors to affect mammary gland development. The Centers are
each comprised of teams that include scientists, clinicians, and breast cancer advocates.
Jointly supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National
Cancer Institute, this program will span seven years (2003 - 2010) with annual funding levels
of $5 million per year, for a total commitment of $35 million.
The centers are working in close collaboration using basic science techniques in laboratory
animals and cell cultures and epidemiologic studies in human populations.
The epidemiology study is investigating environmental and genetic determinants of puberty.
The BCERC COTC's have published fact sheets on six of the environmental exposures being
studied. Get all six factsheets
in one pdf file or download the individual factsheets. Your feedback is important.
Please complete the survey
to let us know if you found the factsheets useful.
BCERC Annual Symposiums
Each year BCERC hosts a national symposium. Click below to review abstracts
and presentation summaries.
- 4th Annual BCERC Symposium - Early Environmental Exposures,
November 8-9, 2007, Cincinnati, OH
- 3rd Annual BCERC Symposium - Early Environmental Exposures,
November 2-3, 2006, Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, CA
- 2nd Annual BCERC Symposium - Emerging Topics in Breast Cancer and the Environment,
November 9-11, 2005, Kellogg Center, East Lansing, MI
- 1st Annual BCERC Symposium - Emerging Topics in Breast Cancer and the Environment,
November 4-6, 2004, Doral Forrestal, Princeton, NJ
Click to view BCERC Scientific Publications
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Pathways: A Study of Breast Cancer Survivorship
Women 21 years or older recently diagnosed with breast cancer who receive
medical care at Kaiser Permanente of Northern California were invited to join Pathways: A Study
of Breast Cancer Survivorship.
This study follows women with breast cancer for several years to find out how factors
such as diet, exercise and other care options (like herbal remedies or acupuncture) may influence the
health of women with breast cancer. The study also looks at how a women's genetic make-up may affect
treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation.
Pathways is important because it is the largest and most comprehensive study to
examine these issues. What we learn may help us answer questions that women with breast cancer
have, such as:
- Should I change what I eat?
- Should I exercise?
- Should I lose weight?
- Should I take dietary supplements?
- What kind of other therapies might be helpful?
This study is conducted by researchers at Kaiser Permanente of Northern
California; University of California at San Francisco; Roswell Park Cancer Center and
Zero Breast Cancer. This study is made possible thanks to funding from the National Cancer
Institute.
Pathways has recently published a paper (2008) entitled: The Pathways Study: a
prospective study of breast cancer survivorship within Kaiser Permanente Northern California
> Click here to read the study
To Learn More About the Pathways Study:
You can find out more about Pathways: A Study of Breast Cancer Survivorship by calling
1-866-206-2979 or by going to the website www.dor.kaiser.org/studies/pathways/
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Fact Sheets
Zero Breast Cancer has compiled information on a number of topics
that are related or relevant to breast cancer. Each fact sheet is available for
download below in PDF format.
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Forums and Conferences
Zero Breast Cancer hosts several forums and conferences per year to update the community
on pertinent information related to breast cancer prevention and risk reduction, as well as
the latest technologies and research.
Click the links below to view the information about each forum:
Literature Reviews
A literature review is a comprehensive survey of publications in a specific field of
study or related to a particular line of research, usually in the form of a list of
references or an in-depth review of key works. The literature review may also include
a summary and interpretation of research findings reported in the literature.
Zero Breast Cancer has completed the following breast cancer-related literature reviews:
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