Breast Cancer Research Alliance and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation to examine psychosocial aspects of breast cancer.
Asst. Prof. Chris Richardson, Faculty of School of Population and Public Health, and Joan Bottorff, Director of the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention at UBC Okanagan, will receive $307,035 to design and evaluate public health messages aimed at promoting smoke-free lifestyles to adolescent girls and boys.
Asst. Prof. Lynda Balneaves, School of Nursing, will receive $560,974 to develop and test a computer-based tool to help breast cancer survivors understand the risks and benefits of using natural health products to alleviate menopausal symptoms.
For more information, visit http://www.med.ubc.ca/about_us/Awards_and_Honours.htm#breast
