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)
Family Member |
Number of Grants |
Spouse |
7 |
Parents of children age <21 |
5 |
Family Member Self-Identified as Caregiver |
5 |
Offspring <21 |
3 |
Offspring >21 |
2 |
Family Unit |
2 |
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