Welcome to ULACNet Update, where we share programmatic and research updates for the US-Latin American-Caribbean HIV/HPV-Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network (ULACNet)! This newsletter is available in 4 languages:... Read More
POSTED: 01/30/2023
SOURCE: DCP News

The Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (CPFP) at the National Cancer Institute is the flagship multidisciplinary postdoctoral training program in cancer prevention. This intramural program has been in existence at the NCI... Read More
POSTED: 01/18/2023
SOURCE: DCP News
Chemopreventive Agent Development Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP), is seeking a Program Director to manage the formulation, production... Read More
POSTED: 01/12/2023
SOURCE: DCP News
The National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) Board of Scientific Advisors (BSA) recently approved two new concept proposals aimed at expanding potential prevention interventions. One will strengthen research in the nascent field... Read More
POSTED: 01/10/2023
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

A JNCI monograph on Engaging Older Adults in Cancer Clinical Trials Conducted in the National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials Network is available now. The articles, developed through working groups formed for an NCI... Read More
POSTED: 12/21/2022
SOURCE: DCP News

CP-CTNet Newsletter - December 2022
Staff Highlight, DMACC Updates (Data Management and Reporting Unit, CP-CTNET DMACC Public Website and Portal Gateway Update, Clinical Trials Auditing Unit, Administrative and Coordinating Unit), In Memoriam, and Research... Read More
POSTED: 12/16/2022
SOURCE: CP-CTNet DMACC Website

This month’s Research Highlights focuses on provider and patient beliefs about mammogram screening frequency, and separately, provider barriers to engaging in shared decision-making with high-risk patients about the use of... Read More
POSTED: 11/28/2022
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

The National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Prevention has released three Funding Opportunity Announcements to accept applications to create the Cancer Screening Research Network (CSRN). The CSRN will conduct rigorous... Read More
POSTED: 11/21/2022
SOURCE: DCP News

Cervical cancer can be prevented by human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and by screening for and treating precancerous lesions. Yet, millions of women globally remain at high-risk for developing cervical cancer. This is... Read More
POSTED: 11/14/2022
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

Cancer Biomarkers Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is seeking a Program Director to lead an innovative portfolio of research focused on biomarkers for cancer early detection... Read More
POSTED: 11/10/2022
SOURCE: DCP News
Office of the Director, Division of Cancer Prevention The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is seeking a Program Director to lead an innovative portfolio of research focused on symptom management, palliative care, and quality... Read More
POSTED: 11/02/2022
SOURCE: DCP News
This issue of Research Highlights focuses on how cells progress to become breast cancer, and separately, how breast cancer may spread. Understanding these transitional moments can help researchers keep invasive cancer from... Read More
POSTED: 10/24/2022
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

CP-CTNet Newsletter - September 2022
Featured Article: CP-CTNet Cross Network Study: Lynch Syndrome. Inherited susceptibility to cancer involves defects in genes that normally function to suppress the formation of tumors. One such syndrome was recognized by... Read More
POSTED: 09/30/2022
SOURCE: CP-CTNet DMACC Website

More than half of cancer survivors who were treated with chemotherapy for the four most common types of cancer experienced clinically significant hearing loss and tinnitus after treatment, according to new research. The... Read More
POSTED: 09/27/2022
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

Welcome to ULACNet Update, where we share programmatic and research updates for the US-Latin American-Caribbean HIV/HPV-Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network (ULACNet)! English On this page As we... Read More
POSTED: 09/23/2022
SOURCE: DCP News

Recruitment has begun for a clinical study that investigators hope will move “liquid biopsy” technology closer to its still-distant goal: a single blood test for the early detection of cancer. Collectively known as multi-... Read More
POSTED: 09/15/2022
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

Research Highlights are a new type of blog for Cancer Prevention Science, where recent publications are highlighted rather than a traditional news story. This month’s blog post highlights how a cruciferous vegetable extract... Read More
POSTED: 08/24/2022
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

In 2012, Patricia Ganz, M.D., saw a 39-year-old cancer survivor for a consultation who had a long-term history of anxiety during medical visits. The woman had been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma when she was 23 years old.... Read More
POSTED: 08/10/2022
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

CP-CTNet Newsletter - July 2022
Welcome to the CP-CTNet Newsletter where we share programmatic and research updates for the Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network (CP-CTNet). Read More
POSTED: 07/22/2022
SOURCE: CP-CTNet DMACC Website

Unlike many other cancers, the incidence and death rates for uterine cancer are rising. Rates of new uterine cancer cases have risen 0.6% per year from 2010-2019, and death rates have risen an average of 1.7% per year for... Read More
POSTED: 06/28/2022
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

‘The complexities are staggering.’ U.S. plans huge trial of blood tests for multiple cancers
National Cancer Institute prevention chief discusses steps toward largest U.S. cancer screening trial ever Read More
POSTED: 06/22/2022
SOURCE: Science Magazine

Key Messages Although aspirin use has been studied for decades, there are still many gaps in our understanding its role in cancer prevention. Risk-benefit analyses should be conducted to ensure that the right patients are... Read More
POSTED: 06/15/2022
SOURCE: DCP News
In the era of personalized medicine, prevention and screening for breast cancer are evolving toward new approaches that assess each woman’s risk and lifestyle factors. All women do not carry the same risk for the same type... Read More
POSTED: 05/06/2022
SOURCE: Cancer Prevention Science Blog

Welcome to ULACNet Update, where we will share programmatic and research updates for the US-Latin American-Caribbean HIV/HPV-Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network (ULACNet)! English On this page The... Read More
POSTED: 04/28/2022
SOURCE: DCP News

Screening for Many Cancers with One Test: Uncertainty Abounds
One of the exciting areas of cancer prevention research is the development of noninvasive tests that may have the potential to easily and accurately determine whether and where in the body a person has early-stage cancer.... Read More
POSTED: 04/21/2022
SOURCE: NCI Cancer Currents Blog
