LKB1 - the link between obesity and breast cancer in postmenopausal women

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/494819

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Obesity is a worldwide epidemic affecting 60% of Australians and is linked to many diseases including breast cancer. Changes in sex hormone levels during menopause may cause these diseases. The focus of this proposal is to determine the role of the sex hormones to regulate a protein (LKB1) involved in both fat metabolism and cancer. This research will benefit the ageing population by making a contribution toward generating therapeutics to combat obesity and breast cancer.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $292,216.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nutritional science

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

breast cancer | endocrinology | menopause | obesity | sex hormones

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