title: Breast cancer advocacy and basic research: a scientist's perspective.
abstract: The breast cancer advocacy community has impacted the course of basic research in several ways. They have heightened public awareness of research initiatives, and increased funding for basic and other research efforts. Advocates now participate in many study sections, which prioritize research proposals for funding, and scientific oversight committees. This article discusses these changes and how they have worked to date, and future efforts for consideration.
authors.affiliation: Women's Cancers Section, Laboratory of Pathology, Division of Clinical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Steeg