Cancer Control

• Behavioral Research Approaches
  • Influence of social factors (community, education, legislation), attitudes, and belief systems on behaviors
  • Psychological and educational interventions to lessen treatment-related morbidity and improve outcomes
  • Burden of cancer on family members/caregivers
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• Cancer Education & Communications Research
  • Developing, implementing, and evaluating education and communication interventions designed for healthcare professionals, cancer patients, high-risk populations, and the general public
  • Issues that span the cancer control continuum, including prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship
  • Development and evaluation of use of new interactive communications technologies
  • Development of communication tools and methods
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• Tracking Trends in Cancer (Surveillance)
  • Identifying and tracking trends in cancer and monitoring the factors that influence these changes
  • NCI surveillance program: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registries; patient outcome and pattern of care studies; analysis of variation in risk factor exposure by demographic or other factors
  • Registries
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Survivorship

• Complementary and Alternative Approaches for Supportive Care of Patients and Survivors
  • Hypnotherapy, relaxation, transcendental meditation, imagery
  • Spiritual healing, massage, and biofeedback
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• End-of-Life Care
  • Palliative care, hospice care, pain management issues
  • Development and evaluation of psychological interventions for patients and their families at end of life
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• Patient Care and Survivorship Issues
  • Quality-of-life issues for cancer patients from diagnosis through treatment
  • Pain management, symptom management (nausea, vomiting, lymphedema, etc.)
  • Prevention of treatment-related toxicities and resulting secondary health-related complications
  • Long-term morbidity and psychological impact of surviving cancer
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Outcomes

• Cost Analyses and Healthcare Delivery Research
  • Cost-effectiveness analysis of these methods: prevention, detection, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and survivor care
  • Analysis and effect of quality of care, access to care, reimbursement, and insurance coverage on cancer outcome
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• Ethics and Confidentiality in Cancer Research
  • Informed consent modeling and development
  • Protecting patient confidentiality and privacy
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• Scientific Resources and Infrastructure
  • Scientific resources that support research into cancer control, survivorship, and outcomes
  • Informatics networks, statistical or biostatistical methods, other surveillance support systems
  • Clinical trial groups
  • Education and training of investigators
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