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View the DCP Research Networks on a Google Map

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Cancer clinical trials in your community: prevention, detection, treatment, and supportive care. About DCP

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Supporting the science to make cancer prevention possible. About DCP

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Translational research to identify early cancer and cancer risk. About DCP

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Networks and Programs

The Division of Cancer Prevention supports major research networks (see research networks maps), and investigator-initiated grants, and shares resources and expertise to move science forward.

Alliance of Glycobiologists for Detection of Cancer
Studies the cancer-related dynamics of complex carbohydrates
Barrett's Esophagus Translational Research Network (BETRNet)
Collaborates to better understand the biology of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma to improve risk stratification and develop prevention strategies
Community Clinical Oncology Program (CCOP)
Cancer prevention, treatment, and control clinical trials in your community
Early Detection Research Network (EDRN)
Translates molecular knowledge into cancer biomarkers
National Lung Screening Trial (NLST)
Compares lung cancer detection tests to see if they reduce deaths
Phase 0/I/II Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Program
(Consortia for Early Phase Prevention Trials)
Conducts systematic early clinical development of promising preventive agents
PREVENT Cancer Preclinical Drug Development Program
Allocates resources and expertise to develop cancer prevention interventions
Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, & Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial
Determines whether certain cancer screening tests reduce deaths
Supportive & Palliative Care Research
Prevents, manages, or treats the symptoms related to cancer, its treatment, quality of life, and at the end of life

Latest News
Upcoming Events

05/15/2013
Position Announcement
Seeking a Branch Chief to join National Cancer Institute, Nutritional Science Research Group
05/08/2013 Incidence of Ovarian Cancer Drops After Menopausal Hormone Use Declines ;
05/08/2013 NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards in FY 2013 Released
04/16/2013 USPSTF recommends clinicians and women at increased risk of breast cancer discuss use of medications to reduce risk; Comment period open ; Review of Evidence Published.
04/15/2013 Metformin: Can a Diabetes Drug Help Prevent Cancer?
04/02/2013 NCI-funded CCOP study shows antidepressant drug relieves painful neuropathy from chemotherapy
03/28/2013 The NCI-FDA-NIST Biomarkers Workshop Report is now available. View the Report (pdf, 794kb)
03/22/2013 NCI Shady Grove Now Open
02/13/2013 David Sidransky, MD will present Excellence in Molecular Diagnostics Lecture on March 11, 2013
01/31/2013 World Cancer Day on February 4 Will Focus on Dispelling Dangerous Myths Like "Cancer is My Fate."
01/11/2013 Patient and Physician Guide about Low-Dose CT for Lung Cancer Screening
01/08/2013 NIH Research Radio: Dr. Barry Kramer on Cancer Screening
11/27/2012 The Benefits and Harms of Cancer Screening
11/27/2012 After Landmark Study, Exploring Questions about Lung Cancer Screening
11/27/2012 Infographic: Benefits and Harms of PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer
10/18/2012 Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers find that blood hormone levels can predict long-term breast cancer risk

May 20-21, 2013
Trans-NIH Angiogenesis Workshop
NIH Main Campus
Bethesda, MD

Research Groups

Each DCP Research Group supports investigators in defined scientific areas.

Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program

Foundations of Prevention

Organ Systems

Research Opportunities	Closing Date:
Identification and Characterization of Molecular Targets Within the mTOR Pathway With Potential to Impact Healthspan and Lifespan (R21)	May 18, 2013
Cancer Prevention Research Small Grant Program (R03)	December 17, 2013
Mitochondria in Cancer Epidemiology, Detection, Diagnosis and Prognosis (R01) (R21)	January 08, 2014
Biomarkers of Infection-Associated Cancers (R01) (R21)	May 08, 2014
Biomechanisms of Peripheral Nerve Damage by Anti-Cancer Therapy (R01) (R21)	May 08, 2015
Improving Diet and Physical Activity Assessment (R21) (R01)	September 08, 2015
NCI Small Grants Program for Cancer Research (R03)	September 08, 2015
NCI Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (R21)	September 08, 2015
Potential Effects of Metformin on Aging and Age-Related Conditions: Small-Scale Clinical Studies and Secondary Analysis of Controlled Clinical Studies (R01)	January 08, 2016
Utilizing the PLCO Biospecimens Resource to Bridge Gaps in Cancer Etiology and Early Detection Research (U01)	June 20, 2015
New versions of the paper PHS 398 and electronic SF 424 (R&R) applications packages are available and must be used for all submissions. More opportunities »

Networks and Programs

Research Groups

Foundations of Prevention

Organ Systems

Research Opportunities