# CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANT

> **NIH NIH P30** · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $149,999

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
 Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI) is the largest cancer care and research network in the state of
Michigan (MI). There are 16 KCI sites serving a catchment area covering 46 of Michigan’s 83 counties, home
to 6.7 million residents and 95% of KCI patients. Both African Americans (AfAms) and rural residents are
disadvantaged by striking cancer disparities in incidence and mortality as well as cancer risk factors. According
to the MI Behavioral Risk Factory Surveillance Survey, the proportion of overweight adults is highest in the
more rural regions of the KCI-CA and the proportion of obese adults is highest in the predominantly AfAm city
of Detroit as well as in the more rural, central region of the state. Report of no leisure activity is also higher in
Detroit compared to other areas. Additional data from the by Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors (ROCS)
Study show that AfAm cancer survivors were significantly less likely to report engaging in regular physical
activity post-diagnosis versus a comparable White sample and less than one-quarter of survivors reported
patterns of physical activity consistent with meeting the American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines of 150
minutes or more per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity. Partnership with the Michigan Cancer
Consortium (MCC), the state’s comprehensive cancer coalition, holds strong potential to address these
problems. The MCC was responsible for developing the Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan for Michigan,
2021 – 2030 and among the priorities for 2021-2023 is increasing the percent of Michigan adults over 18 who
have ever been diagnosed with cancer who meet the guidelines for aerobic physical activity and for muscle-
strengthening activity. In response to the needs described, the proposed work has two specific aims. First, we
will partner with the MCC to create and coordinate a statewide workgroup to increase physical activity among
adult cancer survivors. Second, we will implement evidence-based strategies to increase physical activity
among adult cancer survivors in collaboration with the statewide workgroup. The PAS workgroup will develop a
CME activity to educate oncology and other healthcare providers about physical activity guidelines for cancer
survivors and will implement a data-driven high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program for cancer survivors at
one urban and one rural site within the KCI catchment area. Through these activities, we will be able to
leverage the MCC infrastructure to extend the impact of cancer center’s resources and science through the
KCI catchment area.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10408501
- **Project number:** 3P30CA022453-39S3
- **Recipient organization:** WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** GEROLD BEPLER
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $149,999
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 1997-08-08 → 2025-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10408501

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10408501, CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANT (3P30CA022453-39S3). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10408501. Licensed CC0.

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