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Editorial
. 2020 Feb 21;17(4):1394.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph17041394.

The Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer: Surfacing New Ideas to Accelerate Prevention Research

Nicholas J Anthis  1 , Marion H E Kavanaugh-Lynch  1
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Editorial

The Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer: Surfacing New Ideas to Accelerate Prevention Research

Nicholas J Anthis et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Despite increases in screening and advances in treatment, breast cancer continues to be the most common cancer and cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide, and breast cancer rates have remained steady for decades. A new focus on population-level primary prevention is needed to tackle this disease at the most fundamental level. Unfortunately, only a small fraction of breast cancer research funds currently go to prevention. The California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) seeks to change this. In order to accelerate breast cancer primary prevention efforts, in 2018, CBCRP launched the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer, a prize competition to foster and disseminate new and innovative prevention research ideas. This Special Issue highlights the results of the Global Challenge and other CBCRP primary prevention efforts.

Keywords: breast cancer; cancer research; challenge prize; innovation; primary prevention.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Screenshots of the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer website, showing portions of the homepage, judges page, and application instructions.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Photos taken at the Global Challenge Idea Showcase and Competition event. Top left: Keynote address by Susan M. Love. Bottom left: California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) Director Marion H.E. Kavanaugh-Lynch (right) poses with challenge winners Victoria Seewaldt (left), Michele Atlan (middle), and Nancy Buermeyer (right). Right: Nancy Buermeyer (grand prize, advocate) presents her idea. (Photo credits: Michael Pegram).
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