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Mission:
To advance the field of cancer screening through innovative applied research and creative leadership.
Overview:
The Applied Cancer Screening Research Branch (ACSRB) plans, implements, and maintains a comprehensive program of social and behavioral research to promote the appropriate use of effective cancer screening tests, as well as strategies for informed decision-making regarding cancer screening technologies, in both community and clinical practice. Priorities of the ACSRB are those screening technologies with the strongest evidence bases for reducing cancer morbidity and mortality; however, informed decision-making is an appropriate focus both for screening tests whose efficacy is uncertain and when multiple screening tests exist for a single disease. The branch employs interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration with relevant organizations and constituencies to establish a national research agenda for cancer screening.
ACSRB is charged with stimulating and facilitating innovative programs that address gaps in applied cancer screening research. These are promoted at the Federal, state, community, and individual levels to improve the numbers of Americans from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds who receive appropriate cancer screening and follow-up care. ACSRB will serve as a national model for supporting the development and testing of new and innovative methods, theories, and strategies that may increase understanding, and utilization cancer screening technologies.
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