In its continuing effort to fund breast cancer research, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has announced 46 recipients of more than $7 million in research grants from the organization.

The money comes from the foundation's International Grant Program, which funds specific research projects, studies and training for breast cancer researchers.

"Komen's blind, peer-review process ensures that grant applications are reviewed and judged on their merit," says Lynn C. Hartmann, M.D., a 1999 Komen international grant recipient. "This represents a very important opportunity for investigators to compete for funding based solely on the merit of their ideas."

The foundation has given out more than $45 million in research grants for the study of breast cancer since its start in 1982. It currently gives grants for: basic, clinical and translational research; training grants for young scientists interested in breast cancer research; population-specific projects that examine needs among certain segments of the population; and grants to develop imaging technology for early detection of breast cancer.

A minimum of 25 percent of all money raised by Komen Affiliates and Komen Race for the Cure events, along with other donations, goes to the International Grant Program, the foundation reports.

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