The Carolina Breast Cancer Study (CBCS), begun in 1993, is an
eight-year study of the causes of breast cancer in black and white women in North
Carolina. The study is located at the Lineberger
Comprehensive Cancer Center and is also affiliated with the School of Public Health on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study
has now ended, but the results of the study continue to be published.
The CBCS is funded by the National Cancer Institute’s
Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Breast Cancer (SPORE). This Web site was made
possible in part by a grant from the Komen NC
Triangle Race for the Cure®.
See our Science Education series on
breast cancer, now onlineThe CBCS works closely with breast cancer advocates from the Breast Cancer Coalition of N.C.
Visit the online version of our joint project, the
Breast Cancer Resource Directory of North Carolina.
The ginkgo leaf is
the symbol of the Carolina Breast Cancer Study. It was selected by
UNC graphic designer Dana Bayley to represent the Carolina Breast Cancer Study not only for its beautiful, graceful shape, but also because it is from a tree that will prosper even under difficult conditions. This combination of beauty, strength, and persistence seemed an appropriate symbol for the women who contribute to this study.
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Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center;
School of Medicine CB#7295 and
School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295
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