# Cancer Control Research Program (Project-005)

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · 2020 · $70,376

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract 
The aims of the USC Norris Cancer Control Research Program are to elucidate the etiology of cancer risk 
behaviors in the general population and develop primary prevention interventions that modify cancer risk 
behavior and enhance secondary prevention, clinical care, and survivorship. These aims serve the overarching 
goal of reducing and eliminating cancer health disparities among the populations represented in the USC 
Norris catchment area, with implications for other populations globally. The Program's goals align with the USC 
Norris strategic plan by: a) developing and testing new interventions that impact the cancer burden; b) applying 
cutting-edge technology and methodology to assess exposures and disseminate interventions; and c) 
spanning the continuum of care from primary prevention to survivorship. A hallmark of this Program has been 
the application of innovative theory and methodology to develop integrated lines of research on cancer risk 
behaviors and preventive interventions. Given that the diverse, vulnerable, and disadvantaged members of the 
catchment area reached by the Program's work also reflect the disparities seen at the US population level and 
the Program makes significant strides in addressing the mission of NCI's efforts in cancer control and 
population sciences. Recent achievements of the Program, which is led by two internationally-recognized 
experts, Mary Ann Pentz (primary prevention) and Anna Wu (secondary prevention and survivorship), include 
1) understanding mental health comorbidities with tobacco use to inform more tailored smoking cessation 
programs for vulnerable smokers who have been unable to quit by other means; 2) promoting cultural values 
and decreasing perceived cultural discrimination as means to improve tobacco prevention and control efforts 
with Hispanic youth and adults; and 3) utilizing executive function and mindfulness skills training in primary 
prevention programs that target diet, physical inactivity, and other cancer risk behaviors in youth and applying 
such interventions to cancer patients, caregivers, and families to improve treatment outcomes. The 30 
members represent five schools and 13 departments at USC, and have $15M in peer-reviewed funding (direct 
costs), 33% of which is from NCI, 27% from other NIH sources, and 33% from other peer-reviewed funding 
sources. The Program is highly productive with 756 publications of which 17% are inter-programmatic, 23% 
intra-programmatic and 53% inter-institutional.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9838180
- **Project number:** 5P30CA014089-45
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- **Principal Investigator:** CARYN LERMAN
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $70,376
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-12-01 → 2021-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9838180

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9838180, Cancer Control Research Program (Project-005) (5P30CA014089-45). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9838180. Licensed CC0.

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