Study

In 2012, Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation (DSLRF) began collaborating with Delphine Lee, MD, PhD, from the John Wayne Cancer Institute in Santa Monica, California, on a study investigating bacteria and viruses in ductal fluid. Many other types of cancers have been linked to viruses and bacteria, including cervical cancer which is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). The bacteria Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) can cause stomach cancer, and hepatitis C, a virus that causes inflammation of the liver, is one of the primary causes of liver cancer. This suggests it is possible that breast cancer also has an infectious origin.

Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation conducts and collaborates on research that is primarily focused on fulfilling our mission of achieving a future without breast cancer. Many of the projects the Foundation undertakes are designed to increase our understanding of the human breast and what enables malignancy to occur, with the ultimate goal of developing methods to prevent it in the first place. The Foundation is also committed to participation in research that has the potential to positively impact the lives of women and men who are at risk for or who have breast cancer.