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02/01/2012 Pitt Study Finds that Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Increases Detection of Colorectal Cancer
01/25/2012 Differences in Estrogen Metabolism May Influence Breast Cancer Risk
01/25/2012 More than a Game: Super Bowl Initiative Helps Scientists Study the "Normal" Breast
01/10/2012 Long-Term Trial Results Show No Mortality Benefit from Annual Prostate Cancer Screening
01/09/2012 Washington University Researchers Find that Mass Prostate Cancer Screenings Don't Reduce Death
12/13/2011 A Conversation with Dr. Barry Kramer about Cancer Prevention Research at NCI
11/16/2011 The PLCO EEMS Steering Committee is Pleased to Announce the Request for Proposals
11/01/2011 Annual Screening with Chest X-Ray Does Not Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths
10/24/2011 Fred Hutchinson Study Associates NSAID use with Lower Colorectal Cancer Mortality Rates Among Postmenopausal Women
10/14/2011 Announcement — Utilization of SELECT and PCPT Biorepositories and Associated Data Elements:Deadline Extended to November 14
10/11/2011 NIH-funded Study Shows Increased Prostate Cancer Risk from Vitamin E Supplements
10/11/2011 Research from the Early Detection Research Network on New Methods to Detect Prostate Cancer
10/03/2011 Audio Clip: While There's been Significant Progress in the Fight against Breast Cancer, Women Still Need to Be Proactive

January 24, 2012: Alliance of Glycobiologists-hosted Symposium Interfacing Glycoscience With Disease and Clinical Practice
March 12-16, 2012: Nutrition and Cancer Prevention Research Practicum, Bethesda, MD
March 20, 2012: Cancer Prevention and Control Investigators Meeting, Rockville, MD

Networks and Programs

The Division of Cancer Prevention supports major research networks (see research networks maps), and investigator-initiated grants, and shares resources and expertise to move science forward.

Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP)
Cancer prevention, treatment, and control clinical trials in your community
Consortia for Early Phase Prevention Trials
Determines the cancer prevention potential of new agents
PREVENT Cancer Preclinical Drug Development Program
Allocates resources and expertise to develop cancer prevention interventions
Early Detection Research Network
Translates molecular knowledge into cancer biomarkers
Alliance of Glycobiologists for Detection of Cancer & Cancer Risk
Studies the cancer-related dynamics of complex carbohydrates
National Lung Screening Trial (NLST)
Compares lung cancer detection tests to see if they reduce deaths
Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, & Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial
Determines whether certain cancer screening tests reduce deaths
Supportive & Palliative Care Research
Prevents, manages, or treats the symptoms related to cancer, its treatment, quality of life, and at the end of life

Research Groups

Each DCP Research Group supports investigators in defined scientific areas:

Foundations of Prevention

Organ Systems

Research Opportunities	Closing Date:
Exploratory Studies in Cancer Detection, Diagnosis and Prognosis (R21)	September 08, 2012
Exfoliated Cells, Bioactive Food Components and Cancer (R21)	September 08, 2012
Mechanistic Research on CAM Natural Products (R01)	November 02, 2012
The Role of Microbial Metabolites in Cancer Prevention and Etiology (U01)	November 16, 2012
Identification and Characterization of Molecular Targets Within the mTOR Pathway With Potential to Impact Healthspan and Lifespan (R21)	May 18, 2013
Mitochondria in Cancer Epidemiology, Detection, Diagnosis and Prognosis (R01) (R21)	January 08, 2014
Biomarkers of Infection-Associated Cancers (R01) (R21)	May 08, 2014
Biomechanisms of Peripheral Nerve Damage by Anti-Cancer Therapy (R01) (R21)	May 08, 2015
New versions of the paper PHS 398 and electronic SF 424 (R&R) applications packages are available and must be used for all submissions. More opportunities »

Networks and Programs

Research Groups

Foundations of Prevention

Organ Systems

Research Opportunities