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Overview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2002 National Institutes of Health (NIH) 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 FY2002 survivorship research grant portfolio by federal government organization: The National Cancer Institute (NCI), and Other National Institutes of Health.
Chart 2
shows the distribution of FY 2002 survivorship research grants by cancer site. Approximately 35% of NIH survivorship research grants have a primary focus on female breast cancer survivors. Of these, the majority (59% or N = 37) examine the efficacy of a physiologic, psychosocial or health behavior intervention for breast cancer survivors.
Table 1
shows the distribution of FY2002 survivorship research grants by focus: physiologic, psychosocial, or health behavior interventions, psychosocial/physiologic sequelae, patterns & quality of care, surveillance, and training and conference grants.
Table 2
shows the distribution of FY2002 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.
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NCI: National Cancer Institute
NINR: National Institute of Nursing Research
NIA: National Institute on Aging
NIMH: National Institute of Mental Health
NICHD: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIDCR: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
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Table 1: NIH - Distribution of FY 2002 Survivorship Grants by Grant Focus (N = 183)
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Grant Focus
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# of NIH Grants
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Physiologic, Psychosocial or Health Behavior Interventions
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73
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Psychosocial/QOL
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36
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Patterns and Quality of Care
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23
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Physiologic Sequelae
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19
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Training and Conference Grants
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17
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Surveillance
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10
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Both Physiologic & Psychosocial Late Effects
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5
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Table 2: Distribution of FY 2002 NIH Survivorship Research Grants focused on the Family (N = 40)
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Couples or Partners
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14
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Parents of child cancer survivors age <21 years
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10 (4 just mothers only)
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Young Offspring <21 years of cancer survivors
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5
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Family Member Self-Identified as Caregiver
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5
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Family Members not Identified as Caregivers
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2
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First-Degree Relatives of cancer survivors
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2
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Family Unit
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1
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Adult siblings of cancer survivors
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1
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