Researching and Reducing Cancer-Related Health Disparities
One in four deaths in the United States is attributable to cancer, and one in three Americans will eventually develop some form of cancer. Each day, 3,400 people in America are diagnosed with cancer and another 1,500 die from the disease. But the burden of cancer is too often greater for the poor, ethnic minorities, and the uninsured than for the general population. Learn More ...
News and Updates
NCMHD Health Disparities Research on Minority and Underserved Populations
Learn more about this FOA and how it will solicit innovative research addressing elements that eliminates health disparities as well as support investigators who propose to conduct health disparities research using its principles to improve health inequities.
Feasibility Studies for Collaborative Interaction for Minority Institution/ Cancer Center Partnership
NCI invites applications for linked awards using the NIH P20 funding mechanism, designed to facilitate planning and implementation of focused collaborations in cancer-related research, training, career development, education, and/or outreach.
- NCI Program Contact: Dr. Carmen Moten (e-mail or at 301-496-8589)
- Application due dates: April 19, 2010; April 19, 2011; April 19, 2012
Oncometabolomics for Application in Cancer Detection, Prevention and Cancer Health Disparities RFI
NCI, in a joint collaboration between CRCHD and the Division of Cancer Prevention, is soliciting input for new ideas pertaining to basic and/or translational research for the application of oncometabolomics in cancer research.
ARRA Research & Training
Find out more about our ARRA-supported grantees and how they are using Recovery Act funds to support their efforts in eliminating the effects of cancer through disparites research and diversity training.
Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Opportunities for Disparities Researchers
There are two current SBIR opportunities for disparities researchers, working in collaboration with small businesses, to develop diagnostic tools for use in cancer and cancer health disparities research.
Under-Represented Students: Training the Next Generation of Cancer Research Scientists
Take advantage of this news article as a resource for highlighting in detail how the ET CURE pilot program addresses the need for a diverse cancer community in the 21st century to reflect the nation's ethnic heterogeneity.
Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership (MI/CCP) Workshop
MI/CCP grantees convened in Rockville for a one-day workshop. It offered attendees an interactive forum for presenting, discussing, and networking with MI/CCP investigators and program staff.
Recovery Act Funding Awards
NCI has quickly moved to utilize Recovery Act funds for projects. Deserving projects have been funded through new grants and contracts as well as supplements to existing grants. Information on this page will be periodically updated so please check back to see how NCI is spending Recovery Act funds.
Dr. Howard Koh has been confirmed as Assistant Secretary of Health at DHHS!
Dr. Howard Koh, a grantee with the CRCHD’s Community Networks Program (CNP), has been officially confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as Assistant Secretary for Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Koh was the Principal Investigator for the Massachusetts Community Networks to Eliminate Cancer Disparities through Education, Research, and Training (MASS CONECT).
