Cancer Control Research: OCS Analysis for FY 2002

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.

(d) 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 TOP (d) TOP Table 1: NIH - Distribution of FY 2002 Survivorship Grants by Grant Focus (N = 183) Grant Focus # of NIH Grants Physiologic, Psychosocial or Health Behavior Interventions 73 Psychosocial/QOL 36 Patterns and Quality of Care 23 Physiologic Sequelae 19 Training and Conference Grants 17 Surveillance 10 Both Physiologic & Psychosocial Late Effects 5 TOP Table 2: Distribution of FY 2002 NIH Survivorship Research Grants focused on the Family (N = 40) Couples or Partners 14 Parents of child cancer survivors age <21 years 10 (4 just mothers only) Young Offspring <21 years of cancer survivors 5 Family Member Self-Identified as Caregiver 5 Family Members not Identified as Caregivers 2 First-Degree Relatives of cancer survivors 2 Family Unit 1 Adult siblings of cancer survivors 1 TOP