Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

Amount

$99,999.00

Award Date

9/30/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death due to cancer among women in the United States. In 2007, approximately 213,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and about 41,000 of those will die from the disease this year. Obesity increases