Latest News Read All News Leadership Position in Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program Open The CPFP is expanding its leadership team and will be hiring a doctoral-level scientist who will bring new perspectives and a strong commitment to advancing the mission of this exceptional training program. Specifically,… September 12 | DCP News Executive Summary of the May 1-2, 2023 Precancer Atlas (PCA) Think Tank Meeting On May 1-2, 2023, approximately 70 experts from academia, government, industry, and professional organizations globally met with the goal of developing a contemporary working definition or framework for the term ‘precancer… September 5 | DCP News NCORP Director Worta McCaskill-Stevens Honored with Career Development Award in Her Name National Cancer Institute (NCI) Director Monica Bertagnolli, M.D., today announced the creation of the NCI Worta McCaskill-Stevens Career Development Award for Community Oncology and Prevention Research (K12). This training… August 24 | DCP News Chief, Chemopreventive Agent Development Research Group Position Available Division of Cancer Prevention National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Department of Health and Human Services The NCI is seeking an innovative and energetic leader to serve as its Chief, Chemopreventive… August 21 | DCP News Blog Posts All Blog Posts Research Highlights: Repurposing Common Medications to Prevent Cancer Two recent publications focus on widely used treatments for other diseases to evaluate possible roles in the prevention of cancer. One looked at the potential of statins, a common heart disease drug, to prevent gynecologic… Collaboration Spurs Rapid Growth and Progress in Cardio-Oncology Research Cardio-oncology research looks at cancer treatment-related cardiotoxicity, or damage to the heart and cardiovascular system (including heart valves and vessels) that can occur during or after cancer treatment. Over the last… U.S. Study Shows HPV Antibodies Remain High Up to 2 Years After a Single Dose of HPV Vaccine After receiving an initial single dose of the HPV vaccine Gardasil 9, children aged 9 to 11 had high levels of two key antibodies that protect against HPV infections and cancer for up to 2 years before receiving their… Important Symptom Management Findings Presented at 2023 ASCO Meeting Results from two NCI-supported studies relating to symptom management were among the significant findings presented at the June 2023 ASCO meeting. The findings, which both incorporated data from patient-reported outcomes (… Meetings and Events Review All Our Meetings and Events 13th EDRN Scientific Workshop Date(s): Wed, September 27, 2023: 8:00a.m. ET - Wed, September 27, 2023: 5:55p.m. ET Thu, September 28, 2023: 8:00a.m. ET - Thu, September 28, 2023: 6:25p.m. ET Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg hotel 620 Perry Parkway Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Health and Aging Trajectories: Shared and Competing Risks and Resiliencies for Chronic Diseases Associated with Aging Date(s): Thu, September 28, 2023: 9:30a.m. ET - Thu, September 28, 2023: 5:30p.m. ET Fri, September 29, 2023: 9:00a.m. ET - Fri, September 29, 2023: 5:00p.m. ET Location: Virtual Zoom Workshop DCP Updates A timely, informative email with the latest DCP research news, funding announcements and deadlines, training opportunities, and more. Videos and Webinars Cancer prevention videos and webinars related to DCP programs are listed here. Infographics Tap on the desired thumbnail below to view its larger version where you may share the infographic via Twitter and Facebook or download the image by clicking on the appropriate icon:
