it has been suggested that this article be merged with triple negative breast cancer symposium . discuss proposed since april 2016 . triple negative breast cancer foundation type non profit founded 2006 in norwood nj key people hayley dinerman co founder & executive director board of trustees ann arnold allison axenrod ricki fairley br mark green annie hausmann andrea maline sophie meharenna tim pettee board chair jennifer k. sweetwood christine wilson eric p. winer md scientific advisory board lisa a. carey md susan m. domchek md lisa a. newman md george w. sledge jr. md eric p. winer md slogan the breast cancer breakthrough foundation website 1 the triple negative breast cancer foundation tnbc foundation or tnbcf is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of triple negative breast cancer . the foundation supports scientists and researchers in their efforts to determine the definitive causes of triple negative breast cancer so that effective detection diagnosis prevention and treatment can be pursued and achieved . since its inception in 2006 tnbc has raised over 2 million to further this mission . 1 contents 1 history 2 symposium 3 grant initiatives 4 references 5 external links history edit tnbc foundation was founded in 2006 in honor of nancy block zenna who at age 35 was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer . in response to her diagnosis her close friends launched the tnbc foundation to raise awareness and support research for this particular type of breast cancer . 1 block zenna died of the disease in 2007 2 1 2 years after her diagnosis . 1 symposium edit on december 11 2007 the tnbc foundation and susan g. komen for the cure convened one of the first think tanks dedicated specifically to triple negative breast cancer . the meeting was held prior to the opening of the annual san antonio breast cancer symposium . 2 thirty researchers from leading cancer institutions in north america and europe were invited to share information on the latest science to discuss potential research collaborations and develop a scientific agenda for future research and clinical trials to find effective treatment for women with this subtype of breast cancer . the meeting also marked the first joint effort between tnbc and susan g. komen for the cure to share resources to accelerate research and progress for women who are not benefiting from recent advances in breast cancer research . 2 tnbc has convened the symposium each year since 2007 . in 2010 over 30 researchers and scientists attended the symposium which was again co sponsored by susan g. komen for the cure and the breast cancer research foundation bcrf . that year the triple negative breast cancer foundation awarded its first independent grants to two researchers who were doing research in the area of triple negative breast cancer . grant initiatives edit in 2008 the triple negative breast cancer foundation co funded a research grant with the susan g. komen for the cure foundation . tnbcf s initial 500 000 contribution marks the first time a nonprofit partner has co funded one of komen s promise grants . worth 7.5 million over five years promise grants are designed to bring clinical researchers and basic scientists together to deliver new treatments for patients as quickly as possible . the promise grant was awarded to dr. andreas forero of the university of alabama birmingham comprehensive cancer center . forero and his team are researching a new targeted therapy for triple negative breast cancer . references edit a b c jay levin 2007 08 07 . her fight against breast cancer inspired charity . north jersey media group . a b researchers from around the world gather to discuss triple negative breast cancer . reuters . december 13 2007 . external links edit the triple negative breast cancer foundation website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title triple negative breast cancer foundation & oldid 727375673 categories charities based in new jerseycancer charities in the united stateshidden categories articles to be merged from april 2016all articles to be merged navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 june 2016 at 15 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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