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Welcome to our Media Center. We encourage you to contact us directly concerning your editorial needs at lyn.dunagan@ucop.edu. For facts about breast cancer and more information about the CBCRP, visit About Us. For archived media announcements, visit our Archive.

Contacts

Lyn Dunagan
510.987-0037
lyn.dunagan@ucop.edu

Video

If you would like to watch a video about our program, please call (510) 987-9884 or email getinfo@cabreastcancer.org to request a copy.

Featured Researchers

Visit our Featured Researchers page to read about our current featured researcher.

Podcasts

October 16, 2007: KALW "Your Call" – Dr. Mhel Kavanaugh-Lynch and Breast Cancer Action's Barbara Brenner speak with Rose Aguilar about new treatments and developments in breast cancer research. Listen to the interview here
October 25, 2006: KDUK “Morning House Party” – Dr. Mhel Kavanaugh-Lynch talks with Oregon’s favorite Morning House Party host, Robb Holloway, about young women and breast cancer.
October 6, 2006: KQED “California Report” – “Breast Cancer Update” CBCRP Director, Mhel Kavanaugh-Lynch, M.D., M.P.H., speaks with host Scott Shafer about breast cancer research, treatment and detection in connection with the story, “Young Women with Breast Cancer”, about the unique challenges faced by women in their 20s and 30s with breast cancer.
October 25, 2005: KQED "Forum": Herceptin: the Cure? CBCRP Director, Marion H.E. Kavanaugh-Lynch, M.D., M.P.H., joins other guests to talk with host Michael Krasne about current advancements and challenges in breast cancer research, funding, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. (link opens a new browser window)

Press Releases

July 14, 2008: California Breast Cancer Research Program Receives $500,000 from Avon Foundation
April 10, 2008: California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) Announces Major $23 Million Initiative at AACR
January 17, 2008: Choose to Help: Taxes Benefit Breast Cancer Research
December 20, 2007: Application Deadline Nears for Breast Cancer Research Grants
August 31, 2007: Speaker Núñez Appoints Dr. Marion Kavanaugh-Lynch and Dr. Michael Wilson to California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program Scientific Guidance Panel
July 18, 2007: Environment and Disparities in the Spotlight at Breast Cancer Research Symposium
April 4, 2007: Governor Schwarzenegger Declares Checkoff California Day Governor's Announcement: (pdf)
March 8, 2007: Stakeholder Meetings to Set Breast Cancer Research Agenda in California
February 28, 2007: Ukiah Hosts Meeting to Set Breast Cancer Research Agenda in California
February 22, 2007: Taxpayer Contributions Fund Breast Cancer Research: Tax check-off donations fund studies that help underserved people and under-researched areas
December 15, 2006: The California Breast Cancer Research Program Joins the Checkoff California Umbrella Campaign
August 29, 2006: California Breast Cancer Research Program Funds $9.8 Million to Researchers
May 10, 2006: California Breast Cancer Research Program Recruits National Experts to Lead Special Research Initiatives
March 22, 2006: Breast Cancer Research Prospers with Taxpayer Contributions
February 1, 2006: Breast cancer strikes more than 25,000 Californians every year
October 25, 2005: Podcast: Herceptin —A New Cure?
September 30, 2005: Breast Cancer Research Symposium Success
July 28, 2005: Join the Discussion—The Future of Breast Cancer Research
June 14, 2005: California Breast Cancer Research Program Awards $8 million to Researchers
May 25, 2005: From Research to Action: Seeking Solutions
March 15, 2005: The California Breast Cancer Research Program Puts Tax Contributions to Work
January 11, 2005: More Harm than Good?
December 10, 2004: Thinking beyond the Salad Bowl: Preventing Breast Cancer with Cruciferous Vegetables
October 21, 2004: Funded Research Points to New Breast Cancer Detection and Therapy Stratagies
September 21, 2004: Art Exhibit Reveals Humor and Courage in Breast Cancer
September 9, 2004: Three-Day Walk Funds Breast Cancer Research

Media Advisories

September 21, 2006: California Breast Cancer Research Program Partners with World Community Grid™
August 31, 2005: California Breast Cancer Research Program Hosts "From Research to Action: Seeking Solutions" at the Sacramento Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Sacramento: Invites Community to Join in the Discussion about the Future of Breast Cancer Research

Articles

October 14, 2007: Humboldt research project receives CBCRP funds for DCIS study
October 5, 2007: CBCRP funds Central Valley “Navigators” research partnership
February 27, 2007: CBCRP researcher plays role in studying “bridge” protein
February 21, 2007: CBCRP researcher studying racial/ethnic disparities in tumor stage at diagnosis
December 15, 2006: CBCRP researcher finds biomarkers that predict metastasis
September 21, 2006: California Breast Cancer Research Program Partners with World Community Grid™
May 12, 2005: CBCRP Researchers Begin Clinical Trials on New Imaging Device
May 6, 2003: CBCRP Investigator in the News
August 22, 2002: California Breast Cancer Research Program Announces Grant Awards

For a listing of older articles and releases, please visit our Archive.