Cancer Control Research: OCS Analysis for FY 2000

Overview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 National Institutes of Health (NIH)/ Department of Defense (DOD) Cancer Survivorship Research Grant Portfolio

• For this portfolio analysis, survivorship research was defined as that which focused on the health and life of a person with a history of cancer beyond the acute diagnosis and treatment phase.
• Studies that examined newly diagnosed survivors or those in active treatment were included in the portfolio analysis if follow-up extended at least two months or longer post-treatment.
• Studies addressing recurrence or end-of-life research were not included in this particular analysis.

Chart 1 shows the distribution of the FY2000 survivorship research grant portfolio by federal government organization: The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Other National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (http://cdmrp.army.mil/).

Table 2 shows the distribution of FY2000 survivorship research grants by focus and funding levels: physiologic, psychosocial, or health behavior interventions, psychosocial/physiologic sequelae, patterns and quality of care, surveillance, cancer communications, and training and conference grants. *DOD funding is not represented.

Chart 3 shows the distribution of FY 2000 survivorship research grants by cancer site. Approximately 48% of NIH/DOD survivorship research grants have a primary focus on female breast cancer survivors. Of these, over half (N = 35) examine the efficacy of a physiologic, psychosocial or health behavior intervention for breast cancer survivors.

Chart 4 shows the distribution of FY2000 survivorship research grants by age: pediatric survivors, young adult survivors (age <50 years), and older adult survivors (age >50 years). Pediatric survivors are defined as anyone diagnosed before the age of 22. Study participants may range from children to young adults.

Table 5 shows the distribution of FY2000 survivorship research grants that focus on the family members of cancer survivors: spouses, parents, children (both young, and adult), caregivers, and the family unit as a whole.

Chart 1: NIH/DOD- Breakout of FY 2000 Survivorship Research Grants: by Federal Government Organization (N = 134)

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Table 2: NIH/DOD- Distribution of FY 2000 Survivorship Grants by Grant Focus and Dollars*

Grant Focus	# of NIH/DOD Grants	FY 2000 $ for NIH
Physiologic, Psychosocial or Health Behavior Interventions	62	$17,940,864
Psychosocial/QOL	27	$4,160,383
Physiologic Sequelae	20	$4,772,930
Patterns and Quality of Care	11	$3,058,476
Surveillance	6	$880,232
Training and Conference Grants	7	$438,176
Cancer Communications	1	$324,555

*Department of Defense dollars are not represented

Chart 3: NIH/DOD- Breakout of FY 2000 Survivorship Research Grants by Site (N = 134)

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Chart 4: NIH/DOD- FY 2000 Breakout of Survivorship Research Grants by Age (N = 134)

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Table 5: Distribution of FY 2000 NIH/DOD Survivorship Research Grants focused on the Family (N = 24)