# Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Curricular Advances for Research and Education (SGM Cancer CARE)

> **NIH NIH R25** · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · 2022 · $216,531

## Abstract

A health workforce trained to conduct sexual and gender minority (SGM)-inclusive cancer research is needed
for SGM persons seeking comprehensive cancer care, including prevention, screening, treatment, and
survivorship care. Research on SGM populations has described many SGM cancer disparities. A growing
number of studies of SGM individuals have documented increased exposure to cancer risk factors and certain
cancers, as well as poorer cancer outcomes. Moreover, SGM groups are highly diverse, presenting with
unique and varied care needs. Although the body of research focused on SGM populations continues to grow,
gaps persist in the knowledge of specific SGM cancer risk factors and cancer treatment experiences critical for
developing evidence-based interventions to optimize oncology care across the cancer care continuum—from
prevention to survivorship. As no nationally available resource routinely trains and prepares the oncology
and biomedical workforce for SGM cancer research, our short-term goal is to establish and promote a
foundational curriculum, SGM Cancer CARE (Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Curricular Advances
for Research and Education), that recruits and orients early-career and junior investigators to SGM
cancer research and fosters productive collaborations. The curriculum has been designed by a multi-
disciplinary, multi-institutional project team and expert advisory committee that bring national perspective and
experience with SGM populations and in-depth knowledge across key areas, including cancer research,
clinical care, curriculum development, and health care advocacy. Specific Aims: (1) Offer the SGM Cancer
CARE course annually to 30 early-career investigators recruited nationally from a broad audience of
professionals interested in SGM cancer research using a specialized curriculum, multimodal delivery
strategies, networking tools, and innovative teaching methods; (2) Facilitate professional development and
research success for participants by providing orientation and post-workshop seminars to complement the
SGM Cancer CARE course. These sessions will focus on new topics in under-studied areas of SGM cancer
research, as well as provide participants with exposure to potential SGM research mentors and career
development guidance; and (3) maximize the efficacy of the course by evaluating and updating curricular
enhancements and teaching innovations for multimodal dissemination. Core modules include clinical cancer
research, behavioral sciences and interventions, epidemiology and population-level research, community-
based participatory approach for SGM cancer research, data collection and mHealth/eHealth platforms, and
advancing SGM research(ers). This course design will be adaptable for in-person modality, blended learning,
and/or online-only formats in response to the research and education restrictions related to the COVID-19
pandemic. The long-term goal of the SGM Cancer CARE course is to increase the number of profession...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10495665
- **Project number:** 1R25CA265802-01A1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Shine Chang
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $216,531
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2022-08-01 → 2027-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10495665

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10495665, Sexual and Gender Minority Cancer Curricular Advances for Research and Education (SGM Cancer CARE) (1R25CA265802-01A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10495665. Licensed CC0.

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