Conclusions
The CBCRP CRC awards have given communities of women affected by breast cancer power to formulate and initiate research projects addressing questions of concern to them. The CBCRP needs to do more to ensure that community members have the training, support, and information they need to participate as equal partners in the execution of the research and the analysis and dissemination of results. Financial constraints and the timing of the various grant awards also raise significant barriers to participation for even the most committed researcher. These should be addressed to support researchers interested in working collaboratively with communities.
