Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer
When we launched our third round of Program Initiatives, we set out to bring in bold, new ideas for breast cancer primary prevention. The Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer was created to crowdsource innovative research concepts from across disciplines, sectors, and communities.
Ideas generated through the Global Challenge help inform our broader Program Initiatives process. Through this process, we convene external advisors to identify and prioritize the most promising concepts for future funding opportunities.
We launched the Global Challenge in 2018. From dozens of submissions across the globe, ten finalists were selected to present their ideas at the Global Challenge Idea Showcase and Competition in May 2019.
Global Challenge Winners
We are excited to recognize the winners of the Global Challenge to Prevent Breast Cancer:
Grand Prize (Researcher Category):
Victoria Seewaldt, M.D., Professor and Chair of Population Sciences, City of Hope
with Chris Sistrunk, Ph.D., and the SoCal STEM and Community Outreach Team
“Breast Cancer Prevention: Awareness, Avoid, Advocacy”
Grand Prize (Advocate Category):
Nancy Buermeyer, M.S., Senior Policy Strategist, Breast Cancer Prevention Partners
with Janet Nudelman, M.A.
“California Ports: Air Pollution Interventions and Breast Cancer Risk in Local Communities”
Audience Choice Award:
Michele Atlan, Vice President, Breast Cancer Care and Research Fund
“Spice it Up: A New Way to Use Curcumin”
Explore the Special Issue
To further share these ideas and their potential impact, we published a special issue in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH): Advancing Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer. All articles are freely available online.
This open-access issue includes:
- An overview of the Global Challenge
- Articles from six of the Global Challenge finalists
- Additional work highlighting CBCRP’s efforts in primary prevention, including the Comprehensive Breast Cancer Primary Prevention Plan for California