Collaborations

The BCSC is a unique and rich research infrastructure designed to facilitate the collaboration of BCSC investigators and external investigators to evaluate issues pertaining to breast cancer screening in the United States. The table below lists current and past collaborations and initiatives between the BCSC and other organizations that are using the BCSC data in productive and innovative ways. The BCSC will also highlight new collaborative partnerships and ancillary grants as they develop.

Ancillary Studies

Year Funding Started
Site
PI
Project Title
Funding Mechanism
Funding Agency or Organization
Grant Number
2023 Vermont Sprague B Clinical Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Models For Women with a High-Risk Benign Breast Diagnosis R01 NCI R01CA282725
2023 U Sydney Li T Digital breast tomosynthesis to improve breast cancer screening for women at increased risk Early Career Felloship Cancer Institute NSW  
2022 UW Lee C Population-Based Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence for Mammography Prior to Widespread Clinical Translation R01 NCI R01CA262023
2021 UW Lee C Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Breast Cancer Diagnostic Work Up and Outcomes R01 NCI R01CA266377
2021 U of Sydney Houssami N Evidence on Clinical Effectiveness and Cost Effectiveness
of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis in Identifying
Breast Cancer Compared to Standard Imaging in Populations
at Risk of Breast Cancer
Medical Research Future Funds Australian Department of Health  
2020 Harvard Kraft P; Chatterjee N; Gaudet M Multifactoral Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Accounting for Ethnic and Tumor Diversity U01 NCI U01CA249866
2020 Vermont Sprague B & Stout N Identifying Effective Risk-Based Supplemental Ultrasound Screening Strategies for Women with Dense Breasts  R01 NCI R01CA248068
2020
Harvard
Schonberg M & Stout N
A Conversation Aid on Mammography Screening to Support Shared Decision Making between Clinicians and Women Aged 75 and Older
R01
NCI
R01AG065311
2020 National Cancer Institute Pal Choudhury P Association of Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BIRADS) Mammographic Density with Questionnaire-Based Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Intramural Research Program NCI  
2020 UW Madison Trentham-Dietz A Comparative Modeling of Precision Breast Cancer Control Across the Translational Continuum  U01 NCI U01CA253911
2020 UW Madison Burnside Algorithms for accurate adaptive audit methods to improve breast cancer screening  Fund for Collaborative Research in Imaging (FCRI) ACR  
2020 UW Lee C Artificial Intelligence for Improved Breast Cancer Screening Accuracy R37 NCI R37CA240403
2020 UNC Reeder-Hayes K From action to impact: Improving breast cancer care in North Carolina through navigation and collaborative partnerships    Komen/SECU  
2019 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Etzioni R
Modeling to Minimize Detection Bias in Cancer Risk Prediction Studies
R01
NCI
R01CA242735
2019 UW Knerr Population Management for Hereditary Cancer Prevention: Implementation, Effectiveness, and Acceptability within a Learning Health System. K08 NHGRI K08HG010488
2019 KPWA Buist D Risk of New Malignancies Following Breast Cancer  Contract NCI 75N91019P00076
2019 UNC Nyante Understanding the Biological Basis for the Association Between Parenchymal Texture Features and Breast Cancer Risk  R01 NCI R01CA237129-01A1
2019 KPWA Buist D Mammographic breast density and risk of contralateral breast cancer in Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute  Contract NCI 75N91019P00245
2019 UCSF Shieh Prediction of interval breast cancer risk using genetic variants K08 NCI K08CA237829
2018
New Mexico State University & Fred Hutch
Gard C & Etzioni R
Risk of Cancer Versus Risk of Cancer Diagnosis? Accounting for Diagnostic Bias in Predictions of Breast Cancer Risk by Race and Breast Density
U54
NCI
U54CA132383
2018
Boston University
Nelson K
Improving Accuracy and Reliability in Cancer Screening Tests
R01
NCI
R01CA226805
2018 KPWA Buist D Risk of New Malignancies Following Breast Cancer – Tissue substudy  Contract NCI 75N91020P00647
2018 UW Lowry Tailoring Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Surveillance in Breast Cancer Survivors based on Risk of Recurrence  GERRAF AUR-GE  
2018 Sloan-Kettering Kantor Obesity, Chemotherapy Dosing, and Breast Cancer Outcomes  R37 NCI R37CA222793
2018 UIC Rauscher Linking residential histories in a large cohort of women: a linchpin to studies of social and environmental risk factors for breast cancer subtypes Pilot Grant Program BCRG  
2018 UIC Rauscher Linking air toxics exposure data to residential histories in a large cohort of women Pilot Grant Program UIC CACHET  
2018 UNC Nyante Quantitative Imaging Data in a Community-Based Mammography Registry: A Feasibility Study    UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center  
2018 MGH Haas Promoting follow-up of abnormal cancer screening tests using population-based systems to support stepped care multilevel intervention  U01 NCI U01CA225451
2017
NIH
Durham D
Screening Practices and Breast Cancer Diagnosis Among Women with a Famliy History of Breast Cancer
NIH: Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program – Trans-Fellowship Research Award
NIH
 
2017 Vermont Sprague B Multi-center evaluation of digital breast tomosynthesis with synthesized two-dimensional mammography for breast cancer screening R03 NCI R03CA223725
2017
Georgetown University
Braithwaite D
Comorbidity and Screening Outcomes Among Older Women Undergoing Mammography (SNOW)
R01
NCI
R01CA207361
2017
UCSF
Kerlikowske K; Vachon C; Kontos D
Radiomic Phenotypes of Breast Parenchyma and Association with Breast Cancer Risk and Detection
R01
NCI
R01CA207085
2016
NIEHS
White A
The Associations Between Air Toxics and Breast Density
 
NIEHS
 
2016
UNC
Henderson L
Evaluating the Effect of the Breast Density Legislation on Supplemental Screening
R21
NCI
R21CA209442
2015
Vermont
Sprague B; Stein J; Weaver D
Vermont Breast Cancer Molecular Characterization Laboratory
U01
NCI
U01CA196383
2015
UCSF
Karliner L
Disparities in Abnormal Mammogram Follow-up: Actionable Communication and Care Coordination Strategies
R21
NCI
R21CA195429
2015
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Lee C
Advanced Breast Imaging Adoption and Screening Access Among Vulnerable Women
MRSG
ACS
MRSG-14-160
2015
UCSF
Shepherd J; Kerlikowske K
Localized Probability of Mammographic Masking
California Breast Cancer Research Program
NIH
21IB-0130
2015
Georgetown
CISNET leads
Comparative Modeling: Informing Breast Cancer Control Practice and Policy (CISNET)
U01
NIH
U01CA152958
2015
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Etzioni R
Estimating Overdiagnosis in Cancer Screening
R01
NIH
R01CA192402
2015 Georgetown O'Neill Applying Breast Density to Risk Counseling  R01 NCI R01CA190221
2015 Sage Bionetworks Guinney Mammography DREAM challenge   Arnold Foundation  
2014 UNC Durham D Insurance Type and Diagnostic Resolution Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening F31 NCI F31CA180755
2014
UNC
Henderson L
Developing a Lung Cancer Screening Registry
R21
NIH
R21CA175983
2014
UW
Lee J
Performance of Screening Ultrasound as an Adjunct to Screening Mammography in Women with Dense Breast Tissue
MRSG
ACS
MRSG-14-160
2014
University of Texas at Dallas
Biswas S
A Model for Individualized Risk Prediction of Contralateral Breast Cancer
R21
NIH
R21CA186086
2014
Boston University
Nelson K
Model Agreement in Cancer Diagnostic Tests
R01
NIH
R01CA172463
2014
U Penn
Hubbard R
Statistical Methods for Estimation of Benefits & Harms of Repeat Cancer Screening
R03
NIH
R03CA182986
2013
GHRI
Wernli K
Comparative Effectiveness of Breast Imaging Modalities in Breast Cancer Survivors (SIMBA)
PCORI
PCORI
CE-1304-6656
2013
UCSF
Kerlikowske K
Automated Density Measures for Estimating Breast Cancer
R01
NIH/Mayo Clinic
R01CA177150
2013
Dartmouth
COBRE PI: Karagas M; Project 1 Leader: Christensen B
COBRE Center for Molecular Epidemiology
COBRE
NIH
5P20GM104416
2013
University of Washington
Reding K
Feasibility of Classifying Appropriate Treatment for Breast Cancer and its Association with Race
Pilot Projects
CRN
 
2013 UCSF Ziv Genetics of Mammographic Density in Ashkenazi Jews R21 NCI R21CA179442
2013 UW Lee C Utilization Patterns and Concordance of Breast MRI BI-RADS Assessments and Management Recommendations in Community Practice    RSNA  
2013 UNC Henderson L A Novel Data Linkage Approach to Examine Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening and Outcomes   UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center  
2012 UW Lee C Cost-Effectiveness of Tomosynthesis Screening Among Women with Dense Breasts  GERRAF AUR-GE  
2012
UCSF
Braithwaite D
Breast Cancer Screening and Outcomes in Diverse Populations: Role of Comorbidity
Mentored scholar award
ACS
121891-MRSG-12-007-01-CPHPS
2012
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Henderson L
Technologists Effect on the Accuracy of Mammography
R01
NCI
R01CA155342
2011
Vermont
Sprague B
Population-Based Research to Optimize Screening Through Personal Regimens (PROSPR)
U54
NIH
U54CA163303
2011
Vermont; New Hampshire
Elmore J; Weaver D
BPATH
R01
NCI
R01CA172343
2011
New Hampshire
Lavoie Smith E
Assessment of Breast Cancer Survivors
 
NIH
 
2011
SCC
Hubbard R
Estimating the Cumulative Risk of a False-Positive Screening Mammogram
R03
NCI
R03CA150007
2011
Dartmouth
Onega T
Effectiveness of Pre-Operative MRI in Breast Cancer Surgery and Outcomes (EMPRESS)
RO1
NCI
R01CA149365
2011
SCC
Miglioretti D
Risk-Based Breast Cancer Screening in Community Settings
PO1
NCI
P01CA154292
2011
Group Health
Wernli K
Mammographic Breast Density and Ovarian Cancer
R03
NCI
R03CA159080
2011
SCC
Fenton J
Validation of Medicare Claims Data for Mammography
R21
NCI
R21CA158510
2011
Group Health
Buist D
Effectiveness of Healthcare System Outreach for Breast Cancer Screening
RO1
ACS
RSGI-II-I 00-0 I-CPHPS.
2011
SCC
Hubbard R
Semi-Markov Process BRCA
RO3
NIH
R01CA160239
2011
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Tosteson A; Onega T, Haas J
Population-Based Research to Optimize Screening Through Personal Regimens
U54
NIH
 
2010
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Li C
Breast and Ovary Cancer Clinical Validation Center: Administrative Supplement
U01 supplement
NCI
U01CA152637
2010
Group Health
Bowles E
Point of Service Data Collection
Director's fund
GHRI
N/A
2010
Group Health
Trice-Loggers E
WA State Cancer Registry
Director's fund
GHRI
N/A
2010
Group Health
Wernli K
UW Centers for Comparative and Health Systems Effectiveness
K12
AHRQ
K12HS019482
2010
SCC
Lee S
Role of Advanced Screening Technologies in Early Detection of Breast Cancer
ARRA Challenge
NCI
5RC1CA146469
2010
SCC
Virnig B
DEcIDE-2 Administrative Task Order
Contract
AHRQ
HHSA29020100013I
2010
SCC
Mandelblatt J
CISNET Breast
RFA
NCI
NIH - RFA CA-09-024
2010
Vermont
Figueroa J
Genetics of Mammographic Appearances and Patterns (GENMAP)
 
NCI
 
2010
SCC
Chatfield M
Benchmarks for the National Mammography Database Under the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium
 
ACR
 
2010
New Mexico
Hill D
Towards a Transdisciplinary Understanding of Breast Cancer Survival Disparities
R01
NCI
R01CA132877
2010
Georgetown
Mandelblatt J
Comparative Modeling: Informing Breast Cancer Control Practice & Policy
RFA
NIH
NIH - RFA CA-09-024
2010
Advocate
Rauscher G
Comparative Effectiveness of Breast Imaging Modalities: A Natural Experiment
R01
AHRQ
HS018366
2010
Group Health
Chubak J
Algorithms to Identify Second Breast Cancer Events from Electronic Data (BRAVA)
R21
NCI
R21CA143242
2010
Group Health
Hubbard R
Estimating the Cumulative Risk of a False-Positive Screening Mammogram
R03
NCI
R03CA15007
2010
UCSF
Vachon C
Risk factors for Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes
R01
NCI
R01CA140286
2009
Group Health
Miglioretti D
Comparative Effectiveness of Breast Imaging Strategies in Community
RC2 - ARRA
NCI
RC2CA148577
2009
Vermont
Geller B
Comparative Effectiveness of Breast Surgery in Clinical Practice
Supplement
NCI
U01CA070013-15S1
2009
UCSF
Kerlikowske K
Dense Breast Tissue Volume and Image Texture Features Assocation with Breast Cancer Risk
Supplement
NCI
U01CA063740-15S1
2009
Group Health
Buist D, Romaire M
Effectiveness of Healthcare System Outreach for Breast Cancer Screening
Research Scholar Grant
ACS
 
2009
Vermont
Geller B
Equipment to the Vermont Breast Cancer Surveillance System
Supplement
NCI
U01CA070013-15S2
2009
UCSF
Ziv E
Genetics of Mammographic Density
X01
NIH/NHGRI
X01HG005141
2009
Group Health
Buist D, Beaber E
Oral Contraceptive Use by Formulation and Breast Cancer Risk by Subtype
R03
NCI
R03CA141485
2009
Group Health
Milgioretti D
Statistical Coordinating Center for the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium - APRC Supplement
Supplement
NCI
U01CA086076-10S1
2009
UCSD
Yasmeen S
Screening Mammography Utilization Among Elderly Women with Comorbidities and Breast Cancer Using Linked Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium - Medicare Data
R03
National Cancer Institute
R03CA139567
2008
UCSF
Goldman L
Quality of Mammography Facilities Serving Vulnerable Patients
 
California Breast Cancer Research Program
 
2008
Univ. of Missouri
Kapp J
Mammography Utilization Among a Cohort of Women Under 40, by Race and Ethnicity
R03
National Cancer Institute
R03CA134196
2008
UCSF
Cummings S
Cost-Effectiveness of Mammography by Risk and Breast Density
 
Eli Lily IIT
 
2007
UCSF
Ziv E
Genetics of Breast Cancer in Latinas
R01
National Cancer Institute
R01CA120120
2007
GHC
Boudreau D
Commonly Used Medications and Breast Cancer Recurrence
R01
National Cancer Institute
R01CA012562
2007
UCSF
Gray J
Early Detection of Metastasis-Prone Breast Cancers
 
Department of Defense
W81XWH0710663
2007
UCSF
Cummings S
The Mammography-Based Risk Assessment Project
 
Lilly Foundation
 
2007
SCC
Haneuse S
Design and Inference for Hybrid Ecological Studies
R01
National Cancer Institute
R01CA125081
2007
UCSF
Kerlikowske K
Marin Women's Study
 
USDHH, Div of Health Services, Epidemiology Program
 
2006
UCSF
Karliner L
Breast Cancer Delays: Effect of Health Literacy and English Proficiency
Career Development Award
American Cancer Society
 
2006
SCC
Cook A
A Partly Conditional Survival Approach for Modeling the Time-Varying Association Between Breast Density and Breast Cancer Risk
Contract
National Cancer Institute
 
2006
VT
Geller B, Vacek P, Sherman M, Brinton L
Molecular Epidemiology and Biology of Mammographic Density: A Pilot Study to Evaluate Protocol Feasibility
Breast Cancer Stamp Fund Award
National Cancer Institute
 
2006
All BCSC
All BCSC PIs
AIM -- Assessing and Improving Mammography
 
American Cancer Society (ACS)
 
2006
UCSF
Karliner L
Breast Cancer Delays
 
American Cancer Society
 
2006
UCSF
Lin W, Kerlikowske K
Mammography Data Management System
 
SBIR
 
2006
UNC-CH
Yankaskas B
Evaluation of False Positive Mammography in Community Practice
R01
National Cancer Institute
R01CA118698
2006
UNC-CH
Yankaskas B
NC-AINSCO American Indian Network Study of Clinical Outcomes
R03
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
R03HS015989
2006
UNC-CH
Yankaskas B
Screening Mammography Follow-Up for Women with Disabilities
 
Komen Foundation Research Grant
 
2005
UCSF
Tlsty T, Kerlikowske K
The Biological Basis of Breast Density and Breast Cancer Risk
P01
National Cancer Institute
P01CA107584
2004
University of Washington
Elmore J
The Factors Affecting Variability of Radiologists (FAVOR)
R01
National Cancer Institute
R01CA107623
2004
GHC
Boudreau D
Medication and Colorectal Cancer Risk
R03
National Cancer Institute
R03CA110851
2004
GHC
Boudreau D
Statin Use and the Risk of Site-Specific Cancers
R03
National Cancer Institute
R03CA108357
2004
GHC
Elmore J
Improving Accuracy and Outcomes of Breast Cancer Screening
K05
National Cancer Institute
K05CA104699
2004
UCSF
Ziv E
Breast Cancer, Breast Density, & Admixture Among Latinas
K22
National Cancer Institute
K22CA109351
2003
Boston Medical Center
Silliman R
Breast Cancer Treatment Effectiveness in Older Women
R01
National Cancer Institute
R01CA0933772
2003
GHC
Buist D
Optimizing Breast Cancer Outcomes: BMI, Tumor Markers, and Quality of Care
Clinical Research Training Grant
American Cancer Society
N/A
2003
GHC
Buist D
A Population-Based Trial to Assess the Effects of Short-Term Cessation of HRT on Mammography Assessment and Breast Density
Idea Award
Department of Defense
 
2003
GHC
Clarfeld R
Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene to Prevent Breast Cancer
Supplement
National Cancer Institute and National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project
Subcontract to STAR Trial
2003
UCSF
Cummings S
California Pacific Medical Center Breast Health Cohort
 
California Pacific Medical Center
 
2003
VT
Goel A
Driving Distance and Mammography Utilization in Vermont
R03
National Cancer Institute
R03CA101493
2003
UCSF
Kerlikowske K
Risk for and Detection of Breast Cancer in Marin and San Francisco County
 
Marin Public Health Department and CDC
 
2003
GHC
Lampe J, Newton K
Breast and Bone Density: Impact of Colonic Environment
R01
National Cancer Institute
R01CA097366
2003
UCSF
Smith-Bindman R
Racial Disparity in Breast Cancer Mortality
Research Grant
California Breast Cancer Research Fund
 
2002
VT
Canales M
Mammography Screening Practices of American Indian Women
Minority Supplement
National Cancer Institute
 
2002
GHC
Rossing MA
Use of Antidepressants and Risk of Breast Cancer
R03
National Cancer Institute
R03CA094745
2002
UCSF
Shepherd J, Kerlikowske K, Cummings S
Compositional Breast Density as a Risk Factor
Research Grant
California Breast Cancer Research Fund
 
2002
GHC
Simon G
Epidemiology and Care of Comorbid Obesity and Depression
R01
National Institute of Mental Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
R01MH068127
2002
GHC
Taplin S
Developing Automated Alternatives for Eliciting Patient Information for Breast Cancer Surveillance-Phase 1
Supplement
National Cancer Institute
 
2002
GHC
Taplin S
Long-Term Antibiotic Use as a Breast Cancer Risk Factor
R01
Pfeiffer
R03CA092765
2002
NC
Tsosie U
Prevalence of Breast Cancer Risk Factors Among American Indian Women in NC
Minority Supplement
National Cancer Institute
 
2001
UCSF
Tice J
Soy and Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer Prevention in High-Risk Premenopausal Women
Research Grant
Department of Defense
 
2000
NH
Carney P
Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer
R01
National Cancer Institute
R01CA080888
2000
GHC
Elmore J
Understanding Variability in Community Mammography
R01
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality/National Cancer Institute
R01CA107623
2000
VT
Geller B, Canales M, O'Brien P
Breast Cancer Survivors in Vermont: A Qualitative Study of Their Perspective of Post-Treatment Primary Care Services
Research Grant
Fletcher Allen Health Care and University of Vermont
 
2000
UCSF
Kaplan C
Breast Cancer Prevention: The Views of Women and Physicians
Research Grant
California Breast Cancer Research Fund
 
2000
UCSF
Smith-Bindman R
Physician Predictors of Mammography Accuracy
U01
National Cancer Institute
 
2000
UCSF
Smith-Bindman R
The Sensitivity of Medicare Billing Claims for Monitoring Mammography Use by Elderly Women
U01
National Cancer Institute
 
1999
UCSF
Smith-Bindman R
Outcomes of Screening Mammography in Elderly Women
K07
National Cancer Institute
K07CA086032
1998
NH
Carney P
Assessing Interval Adherence to Mammography Screening
Career Development Award
American Cancer Society
 
1998
GHC
Newton K
Estrogen Replacement and CVD Outcomes in Diabetic Women
R01
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
R01HL056675
1998
NM
Rosenberg R, Crumley D
Mammographic Breast Density and Breast Cancer Prognosis
SEER Special Study
National Cancer Institute
 
1997
VT
Geller B
Women at Risk for Hereditary Breast Cancer
Research Grant
Lake Champlain Cancer Research Organization, Inc.
 
1997
GHC
Rutter C
Methods for Evaluating Mammography Imaging Techniques
Career Development Award
Department of Defense
 
1996
NH
Carney P
Anxiety, Risk, and Breast Cancer Screening
R55
National Institute of Nursing Research
 
1996
NH
Carney P
New Hampshire Breast Pathology Quality Assurance Project
 
New Hampshire Division of Public Health and Centers for Disease Control
 
1996
VT
Greenberg R
Etiology of Early Breast Malignancy
R01
National Cancer Institute
R01CA072025
 
 
Knight S
Evaluation of Data Quality by Comparison to Data from a Statewide Mammography Registry
CDC Early Detection Program
Vermont Department of Health
 
 
 
Pinckney R
Care of Patients After Positive Mammography
Research Grant
Fletcher Allen Health Care
 
 
 
Reinier K
Does Birthweight Predict Mammographic Breast Density in Women Aged 44-60?
Research Grant
University of Vermont
 
 
 
Pinckney R
Event Analysis of Breast Procedures
Research Grant
MVP Health Plan