# Cancer Epidemiology Research Program (Program 9)

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2020 · $34,690

## Abstract

ABSTRACT 
The goal of the Cancer Epidemiology Program is to study environmental, genetic, and molecular risks for 
cancer and cancer outcomes with an emphasis on disparities. Because we are a public comprehensive cancer 
center and because North Carolina in many ways mimics the American population, the Program addresses 
these important questions through multidimensional North Carolina population-based and hospital-based 
studies. Notable translational cross-program research and high impact publications have been obtained in an 
inter-disciplinary manner with members of the cancer control and prevention, clinical, genetics, breast, cancer, 
cell biology and other programs. Program members conduct research with great impact, including population- 
based studies in breast, colon, prostate, and head and neck cancer, throughout our catchment area (the state 
of North Carolina) and at UNC Hospital; and the program is focused on cancer health disparities, especially 
black-white differences. This innovative research model successfully integrates classic risk factor 
epidemiology, molecular and genetic epidemiology, tumor biology, clinical factors, and prospective follow-up 
for outcomes. For example, the Program’s Carolina Breast Cancer Study has reshaped our understanding of 
disparities in breast cancer risk factors, tumor biology, and mortality among African-American women. New 
and novel North Carolina-based studies in bladder, head and neck, and kidney cancer are planned. Program 
members collaborate in national and international consortia and with other cancer centers. The Program brings 
value to the Center through population- and hospital based studies that include systematic collection of 
exposure, outcome data, and biospecimens, a unique shared resource (Rapid Case Ascertainment), and its 
expertise in epidemiologic methods development and application. The Program effectively obtains value from 
the center through UNC Lineberger’s strong support for faculty recruitments, extensive support for important 
shared resources and developmental funds, which members leverage. The UNC Lineberger strategic plan 
emphasis on optimizing cancer outcomes in North Carolina led to significant investment across the population 
sciences including significant faculty recruiting. CE recruited 11 new program members both nationally- 
recognized senior investigators and promising junior faculty. 
There are 23 members from 7 different departments in the Schools of Public Health and Medicine and the 
College of Arts and Sciences. During the last funding period, program members have published 629 cancer- 
related articles (38% collaborative). In 2014, our program members held 53 grants and $13M (total cost) in 
annual extramural funding, including 25 grants and $6.6M (total costs) from the NCI.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9834880
- **Project number:** 5P30CA016086-44
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** ANDREW OLSHAN
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $34,690
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9834880

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9834880, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program (Program 9) (5P30CA016086-44). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9834880. Licensed CC0.

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