# Stanford Cancer Institute

> **NIH NIH P30** · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · 2023 · $124,999

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
This application is being submitted in response to the Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) identified as
NOT-CA-23-044.
The Stanford Cancer Institute’s (SCI) [2P30CA124435-14] mission is to leverage the broad and unique
strengths of Stanford University in basic science, bioengineering, population science, biostatistics, technology
development, clinical research, clinical care, and translation to (1) improve the diagnosis, treatment, and
outcomes of cancer patients; (2) understand cancer etiologies among diverse populations; and (3) decrease
cancer incidence in the SCI catchment area and beyond. SCI is committed to understanding and addressing
the cancer burden and reducing cancer disparities in our community. This proposal is in direct response to a
request from the SCI Community Advisory Board to foster research on strategies to reduce disparities in
access to evidence-based cancer care services in the catchment area at the patient and community level.
Cancer research discoveries over the last 30 years have stimulation critical innovations in cancer prevention
and care delivery, greatly improving cancer survival. However, communities with the greatest cancer burden
are often last to benefit from these innovations. Community benefit policies, including medical financial
assistance and community-building initiatives, aim to incentivize hospital systems to address the needs of
underserved patients and communities. Yet, the effectiveness of these policies in addressing persistent
disparities in cancer care access and burden are largely unknown.
Building on our prior research on community benefits, this proposal aims to engage community and health
system partners in the development of more equity-focused community benefit policies to improve cancer
outcomes and reduce disparities. Specifically, we seek to understand the complex and interacting factors that
drive community benefit spending in order to inform equity-focused allocation decisions in the 10-county SCI
catchment area. Activities proposed in this research supplement will establish a foundation for future research
studies to develop and validate a simulation-based tool to inform the allocation of community benefits in ways
that better address critical financial assistance needs for cancer patients and foster a more equitable allocation
of community benefit resources.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10831721
- **Project number:** 3P30CA124435-15S1
- **Recipient organization:** STANFORD UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** STEVEN E ARTANDI
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $124,999
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2007-06-04 → 2027-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10831721

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10831721, Stanford Cancer Institute (3P30CA124435-15S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10831721. Licensed CC0.

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