The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (CPFP) invites submissions for a special issue of JNCI Monographs. The issue will be published in 2027 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of CPFP.
The NCI CPFP was established in 1987 to train investigators and intensify efforts in cancer prevention and control. The vision was to recruit scientists and clinicians from a spectrum of health science disciplines and train them to become leaders in cancer prevention at the NCI and in the broader cancer research community. Over the intervening 40 years, the NCI CPFP trained nearly 400 individuals who went on to establish clinical and research careers throughout the country and internationally in academia, government, and the private sector.
Important questions about how and when to prevent cancer remain, and major challenges to the practice of cancer prevention persist. This commissioned JNCI Monographs issue will provide perspectives from CPFP alumni and fellows on current opportunities for cancer prevention research and practice.
Contributions must be first or senior authored by a CPFP alumnus or fellow. Co-authors may be unaffiliated with CPFP. The CPFP alumnus or fellow will serve as corresponding author.
Authors submit an abstract and draft schematic figure that integrates main points via the submission form. Abstract submission deadline is November 16, 2026.
Authors will be notified of abstract acceptance by December 18, 2026, and provided with instructions for final article submission. Authors will submit their full article to JNCI Monographs by March 29, 2027.
We welcome original contributions from CPFP alumni and fellows on the following topics:
- EMERGING HYPOTHESES
Authors present a novel cancer prevention hypothesis derived from their peer-reviewed publications. A hypothesis indicates an expected cancer prevention outcome derived from a system model. Articles provide a rationale for why a particular prevention outcome can be predicted based on existing literature. Review focuses on the hypothesis and provides a figure that illustrates the hypothesis. - EVIDENCE LANDSCAPE AND KNOWLEDGE GAPS
Authors provide a synthesis of the current state of a particular field in cancer prevention, identify gaps in knowledge, and suggest key questions that need to be addressed to move cancer prevention forward.
As we mark the 40th anniversary of CPFP, this special issue is an opportunity to reflect on four decades of curiosity, discovery, translation, and intellectual exchange. We invite you to contribute to this conversation with ideas that continue to move the field forward.
Please email cpfpcoordinator@mail.nih.gov with any questions.