Because of our faculty members' national and international connections and research relationships and our reputation for performing the highest-caliber cancer research, we at the Cancer Prevention and Control Program are a vital part of many larger nationwide research networks.
We at the Cancer Prevention and Control Program are one of 23 Community Networks Program Centers comprising the nationwide Cancer Disparities Community Network, which works to reduce cancer disparities through community-based participatory education, research and training.
The Geographical Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP) is a nationwide program designed to advance collaboration, training and education about health disparities. The particular health issues focused on are dependent on those that are most important to a given region or local area, and we at the Cancer Prevention and Control Program are part of GMaP Region 1 North.
This U01 project leverages our expertise in the epidemiology of colorectal cancer (CRC); disparities; obesity; metabolic dysregulation, an important manifestation of inflammation; the microbiome; animal CRC models; and lifestyle intervention trials to address the growing problem of Early-Onset CRC (EOCRC) (i.e., <50 years).