CHIP CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL
INTEREST GROUP
Overview
The CHIP Cancer Prevention and Control Interest
Group is a group of multidisciplinary researchers interested
in cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and reducing
the burden for people diagnosed with cancer. Our members are
interested in a diversity of research questions – including
how to best promote cancer prevention and screening behaviors
in at-risk individuals, the impact of psychosocial factors
such as stress and depression on cancer biomarkers and preventive
behavior, spirituality and meaning-making after cancer diagnosis,
nutrition and cancer, cancer health disparities, health communication
and cancer prevention/screening, among others.
Mission
Our mission is to promote and facilitate
multidisciplinary, collaborative research in cancer prevention
and control that embodies the NIH Roadmap vision of interdisciplinary
and translational research by working with CHIP researchers
across departments, University of Connecticut Health Center
Neag Cancer Center physicians and researchers, and community
partners.
Goals:
- help researchers identify collaborative
partners and build relationships to facilitate their research
programs
- support the development of cancer-related
research proposals through resources such as seed grant opportunities,
grant application pre-submission reviews, grant preparation
and management support, etc.
- identify relevant opportunities and resources
for researchers (e.g., grant opportunities, web and community
resources, etc.)
- provide a forum for cancer researchers
to communicate with each other informally and formally
- sponsor colloquiums by national and international
experts in the field of cancer prevention and control
UCHC Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Collaboration
CHIP is working with leaders from the University
of Connecticut Health Center Neag
Comprehensive Cancer Center to promote cross-campus collaboration
between our researchers. Among the Neag Comprehensive Cancer
Centers clinical programs are:
- Breast Cancer Program
- Endocrine Neoplasia Program
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer Program
- Genitourinary Oncology
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Head and Neck Program
- Hematology/Oncology
- Hereditary Cancer Program
- Integrative Medicine
- Melanoma Program
- Radiation Oncology
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Surgical Oncology
If you are interested in doing research with
the UCHC Neag Comprehensive
Cancer Center, you may contact Jim
Thibeault for more information.
Helpful Resources for Cancer Prevention
and Control Researchers
National
Cancer Institute
Cancer
Control and Population Sciences – NCI
National
Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
Center
to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities – NCI
CT
Department of Public Health – Health Disparities
Cancer
Control Planet
American
Cancer Society
For more information about the CHIP Cancer
Prevention and Control Interest Group please contact:
Stacy Cruess, Ph.D.
stacy.cruess@uconn.edu
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