Founded in 1976, the Maine Cancer Foundation is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Maine people. An independent, grant-making Maine charity, the Foundation funds cancer research, education and patient support programs. 100% of funds raised, remain in Maine. In 2007 Research Grants were awarded to explore Sprouty4: a possible Repressor of ID Protein Function in Breast Cancer at MMC Research Institute,(MMCRI) Scarborough; N-Terminal Osteopontin Fragment as a Novel Breast Cancer Marker, University of Southern Maine, Portland; Array-based Comparative Genomic Hybridization of Circulating Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer Patients Before and After Treatment, Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health (MIHGH), Bangor; RECQL4 Protein-Protein Interactions in Human Osteosarcoma Cell Lines, MIHGH, Bangor; Twist Dimers as Markers of Tumor Metastasis, MMCRI, Scarborough.
Education and Patient Support Grants were awarded to Eastern Maine Health Systems, Bangor to implement a cancer survivor program; Mercy Hospital, Portland to address the needs of cancer survivors; Cancer Community Center, So. Portland for patient and family support programs; Maine Breast Cancer Coalition to meet the needs of underinsured and uninsured breast cancer patients throughout Maine; Camp Sunshine, Casco to provide a week at camp for a family affected by cancer; Southern Maine Community College, South Portland for advanced Radiation Therapy student training; Cancer Care Center of York County, Sanford to implement a nutrition program for patients; Maine Center for Cancer Medicine, Scarborough to develop a toolkit for families with the hereditary form of colon cancer; Two Roads Maine to provide scholarship for breast cancer survivors; Breast Cancer Diaries, to air the documentary film at no charge in three Maine communities; the F. Holland Day Center, Georgetown to provide scholarship to cancer patients attending this retreat program; Alfond Cancer Treatment Center, Oakland for patient nutrition intervention and Vital Pathways, Houlton, for a community wide skin cancer education and awareness.
Together with Mary’s Walk, the Maine Cancer Foundation is making a significant contribution to advance cancer research in Maine and the promise that it holds while supporting the needs of cancer patients today. We need and would appreciate your support.
To find out more information about the Maine Cancer Foundation please visit our official web site:
