Advocates among those appointed to 19-member breast cancer research committee

August 17, 2010

The 19-member Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordinating Committee (IBCERCC) roster was released this week and includes six breast cancer advocates:  Laura Nikolaides, NBCC; Beverly Canin, NBCC and Breast Cancer Options; Jeane Rizzo, Breast Cancer Fund; Karen Joy Miller, Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition; Alice Chang, Academy for Cancer Wellness; and Janice Barlow, Zero Breast Cancer.  The committee was established by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), to review all breast cancer research efforts conducted or supported by federal agencies.  In addition to advocates for individuals with breast cancer, the committee includes representatives of federal agencies, non-federal scientists, physicians, and other health professionals from clinical, basic, and public health sciences.

The committee will develop recommendations for the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, and other federal agencies, to improve existing research programs related to breast cancer research. The IBCERCC will also create a comprehensive plan to expand opportunities for collaborative, multi-disciplinary research, and develop a summary of advances in federal breast cancer research.  For more information read the NIEHS press release.