Epidemiology and Genetics Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
February 1, 2002
News Flash
Recent NCI Publications Released
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently released some publications that may be of interest:
- Cancer Progress Report 2001
- The Nation's Investment in Cancer Research for Fiscal Year 2003: Plans and Priorities for Cancer Research
- Pancreatic Cancer: An Agenda for Action
- Emerging Opportunities in Prostate Cancer Epidemiology
- Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine Monograph
- 5 A Day for Better Health Program Monograph
Cancer
Progress Report 2001 - This report is the first in a new
series to present in one place up-to-date information on the Nation's
progress against cancer. The report succinctly describes and illustrates
the progress in reducing the cancer burden across the full cancer continuum,
from prevention through the impact of deaths from the disease. National
cancer data, trends, and progress relative to certain cancer-related targets
of Health People 2010 are provided. Measures of progress are presented
that are based on scientific evidence and, in most cases, are products
of long-term national data collection and analysis. Key measures are included
in the areas of prevention (behavioral and environmental), screening,
diagnosis, life after cancer, and end of life.
The
Nation's Investment in Cancer Research for Fiscal Year 2003: Plans and
Priorities for Cancer Research - NCI annually articulates
its plans and priorities in this planning and budget document. The document
serves as a tool for communicating NCI's vision, goals, opportunities,
and challenges for cancer research. Six areas that are deemed "Extraordinary
Opportunities for Investment" are described. These are areas where
focused research efforts and increased resources can produce dramatic
progress toward reducing the cancer burden:
- genes and the environment;
- research on tobacco and tobacco-related cancers;
- cancer communications;
- molecular targets of prevention and treatment;
- cancer imaging; and
- defining the signatures of cancer cells: detection, diagnosis, and therapy.
Pancreatic
Cancer: An Agenda for Action - This report of the Pancreatic
Cancer Progress Review Group (PRG) identifies areas for research that
will expedite progress against the disease. NCI also has announced a 10-step
plan to increase support for research relevant to pancreatic cancer.
Emerging
Opportunities in Prostate Cancer Epidemiology - An NCI workshop
assessed the agenda for prostate cancer epidemiology from a multidisciplinary
perspective. This report includes information from scientists engaged
in prostate cancer research in epidemiology, genetics, biochemistry, cell
biology, and the medical disciplines of urology and pathology. The workshop,
held in 2000, was sponsored by the Division of Cancer Control and Population
Sciences (DCCPS) and the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
(DCEG).
- Report
- Other
information resources available from the Prostate Cancer PRG Web site
- EGRP-sponsored Program Announcement (PA) on Molecular Epidemiology of Prostate Carcinogenesis
Risks
Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-measured Yields of
Tar and Nicotine Monograph - National scientific experts
conclude in this monograph that evidence does not indicate a benefit to
public health from changes in cigarette design and manufacturing over
the last 50 years. The publication reviews published literature on death
rates in the United States and the United Kingdom which demonstrated an
increase - rather than a decrease - in smoking risks over a period when
machine-measured yields of tar and nicotine were declining. The monograph
is the 13th volume in NCI's Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph Series.
5
A Day for Better Health Program Monograph - The document
provides a detailed description of the 5 A Day program so that this model
of a public-private partnership can be used by others. The national 5
A Day for Better Health Program gives Americans a simple, positive message
-- eat 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables every day for better
health. NCI funds behavior change and communications research to determine
strategies that are effective to increase fruit and vegetable consumption.
- 5 A Day Web site and monograph
- Or order a print copy of the monograph from Ms. Joanie Hussey
