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Grants Supported by the Women's Cancer Fund

2007 Research Grants

Sprouty 4: a Possible Repressor of Id Protein Function in Breast Cancer
Robert Friesel, Ph.D., MMC Research Institute, Scarborough - $72,000

An N-Terminal Osteopontin Fragment as a Novel Breast Cancer Marker
Ah0Kau Ng, Ph.D. University of Southern Maine, Portland - $70,000

Array-Based Comparative Genomic Hybridization of Circulating Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer Patients Before and After Treatment
Janet Bayleron, Ph.D. Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health (MIHGH), Brewer - $80,000

2007 Education or Patient Support Grants

Two Roads Maine
To assist the scholarship fund for breast cancer survivors to attend an outdoor oriented weekend.program - $500

Support Service Fund, Maine Breast Cancer Coalition
To help meet the needs of uninsured and underinsured breast cancer patients statewide - $9,000 

Breast Cancer Diaries
To air the documentary film, at no charge, in three Maine communities - $10,000

2006 Research Grants

Regulation of Breast Cancer by Notch Signaling Pathway
Lucy Liaw, Ph.D., Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough - $35,000

Preventive and Therapeutic Effects of Vitamin D3 and its Membrane Receptor in Neoplastic Cells
Anja Nohe, Ph.D., University of Maine, Orono - $76,206

2006 Education or Patient Support Grants

Cancer Community Center, South Portland
To support a variety of education and patient support programs - $5,000

Support Service Fund, Maine Breast Cancer Coalition
To help meet the needs of uninsured and underinsured breast cancer patients statewide - $20,000

Maine Center for Cancer Medicine Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic
To assess adherence to cancer risk and prevention strategies for cancer patients at high risk due to a positive HBOC gene test $1,862

In addition, the Women’s Cancer Fund helped to:

• Present a live lecture by California-based Dr. Susan Love, author of the best selling “Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book”
• Provide “Portraits of Courage, Voices of Hope” photo-essay books to breast cancer patients throughout Maine
• Offer the Annual Symposium for oncology providers on the care and management of HBOC positive patients
• Underwrite Discovery Weekend, a unique retreat for cancer patients held twice in September and May

2005 Research Grants

Regulation of Breast Cancer Cell Growth by Notching Signaling Pathway
MMC Research Institute, Scarborough
To explore the role Notch receptors play in the regulation of breast cancer

The Role of Twisted Dimers in Mammary Tumor Metastasis
MMC Research Institute, Scarborough
To test a model of Twist regulation as a means to control breast cancer progression.

A Gene Expression Study for the Hormone-Independent Growth Transition of Ovarian Cancer Cells in Vivo
Jackson Lab, Bar Harbor
To investigate changes in the gene expression profile of ovarian granulosa tumor cells.

Expression of Transposable Elements in Ductal arcinoma in Situ, A Potential Early Marker
Jackson Lab, Bar Harbor
To investigate early markers of mammary tumorigenesis enabling detection of pre- neoplastic transformations.

2005 Education or Patient Support Grants

Post Cancer Lymphedema Treatment Certification for Maine Healthcare Providers
Maine Lymphedema Network, Ellsworth
To provide affordable and accessible 135-hour CDT training for up to 12 therapists in Ellsworth.

Lymphedema Training Program
Goodall Hospital, Sanford
To establish a lymphedema treatment clinic in Sanford at Goodall Hospital so that patients can receive the best of care closer to home.

Support Service Fund Continuation and Expansion Project
Maine Breast Cancer Coalition serving patients statewide
To provide financial assistance to underserved people throughout Maine for breast health and breast cancer services or items.

2004 Research Grants

Molecular Markers of Prognosis and Response to Therapy in Breast Cancer
Maine Center for Cancer Medicine, Scarborough
To understand hereditary breast cancer in greater detail leading to a prospective clinical trial (one of the first of its kind in the country)

Candidate Gene Within the Chromosome (Chr) X-linked Ovarian Tumor Locus Granulosa Cell Tumor Susceptibility 6 (Gct6)
The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor
To continue to exploration of the in a mouse model of malignant ovarian granulose cell tumorigenesis

2004 Education or Patient Support Grants

Support Service Fund of the Maine Breast Cancer Coalition
Statewide from offices in Bangor
To ensure that underserved breast cancer patients throughout Maine receive the services and supplies they need

2003 Research Grants

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.

2003 Education or Patient Support Grants

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.