Research
Melissa Troester, Ph.D., takes an epidemiological approach to understanding the drivers of breast cancer disparities, and how interventions at different levels are key to making impactful and long-lasting change.
Brinker Awardee Dr. Carlos Caldas takes a distinct approach to understanding breast cancers – he looks at the tumor’s ecosystem, not just the tumor.
Brinker Awardee Dr. Judy Garber spoke with Komen about her interest in preventing breast cancer.
Komen Scholar Dr. Nikhil Wagle is using genomic analysis to better understand tumors and why some patients respond well to certain drugs, and other patients, who you’d think would also respond well, don’t respond at all or ultimately stop responding.
Susan G. Komen brings you a look at exciting, new treatments for breast cancer patients.
Susan G. Komen Scholar Lisa Coussens shares what she’s learned over the past 20 years about leveraging the immune system to treat breast cancer.
The only thing that is certain is that I will eventually need a third and a fourth treatment, and then I’ll need a therapy that doesn’t even exist yet. That’s why research is so important. It is what gives all of us living with MBC hope. We know it is research that will prolong our lives.
Susan G. Komen Scholar Rulla Tamimi is researching the link between insulin-suppressing diets and the risk of developing breast cancer
A surprising discovery in the lab has shown a therapy that causes tumors and cells to swell, and burst, might work for some patients who have few treatment options.
Despite all the disruptions that occurred from COVID-19, Komen Grantee Dr. Neil Vasan says there were some really amazing developments for breast cancer, too.
Despite all of the progress the breast cancer research community has made, treatment resistance will eventually occur. Chuck Harrell, Ph.D, is working to better understand this tragic fact.
Vaccines have proven effective in eradicating deadly diseases over time and are showing great promise in stopping the spread of the COVID-19 virus across the world. While it might seem as if the COVID-19 vaccine was created in a matter of months, the research for it had been underway for decades. Prior to their work […]
