Cancer Control Research: OCS Analysis for FY 2001

Overview of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 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 FY2001 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 2001 survivorship research grants by cancer site. Approximately 33% of NIH survivorship research grants have a primary focus on female breast cancer survivors. Of these, over half (51% or N = 24) examine the efficacy of a physiologic, psychosocial or health behavior intervention for breast cancer survivors.

Table 1 shows the distribution of FY2001 survivorship research grants by focus and funding levels: 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 FY2001 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.

NIH Breakout of FY 2001 Survivorship Research Grants: by Federal Government Organization (N=142) (d) TOP NIH Survivorship Research Portfolio by Site (N=142) (d) TOP Table 1 NIH - Distribution of FY 2001 Survivorship Grants by Grant Focus (N = 142) Grant Focus # of NIH/DOD Grants Physiologic, Psychosocial or Health Behavior Interventions 58 Psychosocial/QOL 29 Patterns and Quality of Care 20 Physiologic Sequelae 15 Training and Conference Grants 9 Surveillance 6 Both Physiologic & Psychosocial Late Effects 5 TOP Table 2: Distribution of FY 2001 NIH Survivorship Research Grants focused on the Family (N = 20) Family Member Number of Grants Parents of children age < 21 7 (3 just mothers) Family Member Self-Identified as Caregiver 4 Couples 4 Offspring < 21 3 Family Unit 2 TOP