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HCC endowed chair created for research The Hollings Cancer Center (HCC) received $500,000 from the Spaulding-Paolozzi Foundation to create the Countess Alicia Paolozzi Distinguished Endowed Chair in Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Research. HCC will provide matching funds of $500,000 for the endowed chair, HCC officials announced Oct. 2.   “The $1 million chair will allow Hollings Cancer Center to recruit an outstanding breast cancer clinician and scientist to find new ways of diagnosing and treating the disease,” said director Andrew S. Kraft, M.D. “Great strides have been made in diagnosing and treating breast cancer, but we have a long way to go. A gift like this from the Spaulding-Paolozzi Foundation enables us to continue our mission of preventing, detecting and treating breast cancer in South Carolina.”   The purpose of this chair is to leverage the research capabilities of MUSC and HCC in order to: Better understand the origins of breast cancer Develop preventative strategies for breast cancer through molecular diagnostics Lead the effort to promote minority breast health through collaborative work with the Hollings Cancer Center Disparities programs Bring cutting edge novel treatments to the people of South Carolina and Provide exceptional patient care and clinical leadership to all the physicians of South Carolina.     Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.