2003 Grant Awards Supported
by the Women's Cancer Fund

Parent-of-Origin Genetics in a Model of
Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumorigenesis
Jackson Lab, Bar Harbor
To identify the mechanism underlying paternal transmission of susceptibility in a mouse model of malignant ovarian granulose cell tumorigenesis.

Molecular Indicators of Prognosis and
Response to Therapy in Breast Cancer
Maine Center for Cancer Medicine, Scarborough
Assay gene expression in 50 donated tissue from breast tumors in the MMC repository to further explore tumor types, and their clinical subtypes.

Support Service Fund Maine Breast Cancer Coalition
Statewide from offices in Bangor
To provide financial assistance for breast health/breast cancer related services or items to underserved women throughout

Healthy Community Coalition’s
Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign
Wilton, Franklin County region
To provide patient support for economically disenfranchised, rural women with breast cancer and their families by introducing resources at the new library at Franklin Memorial Hospital, Farmington