University of Regina researcher Dr. Andrew Freywald at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has received $343,962 to examine what drives the aggressive behaviour in breast cancer cells. Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related mortality among Canadian women with approximately 22,000 new cases being diagnosed each year. His research project will study the molecular mechanism triggering breast cancer invasiveness, which is responsible for more than 90 per cent of breast cancer-related deaths.