About the Research Group
Mission
- To design, develop, implement and monitor research efforts for breast and gynecologic cancers in the areas of chemoprevention and nutrition. Other prevention strategies include pharmacologic, biologic and genetic interventions. Research in vaccines or immunologic interventions, cancer screening and early detection is also a priority.
- To design, develop and implement research through clinical trials screening, testing and validating new technologies that identify and modify premalignant lesions.
- To monitor clinical trials in order to develop agents using measures of efficacy that include modulation of surrogate endpoint biomarkers or cancer incidence reduction.
- To interact and communicate with extramural and intramural investigators in other NCI divisions and organizations of the National Cancer Program.
Staff
- Terri Cornelison, MD, PhD
- Jennifer Croswell, MD, MPH
- Kathleen Foster, RN, BA
- Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, PhD, MPH
- Mark Sherman, MD
Phone
(240) 276-7010
U.S. Mail Address
Breast and Gynecologic Cancer
Research Group, DCP, NCI
9609 Medical Center Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Commercial Delivery Address
Breast and Gynecologic Cancer
Research Group, DCP, NCI
9609 Medical Center Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
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