What other programs does NCI have to address cancer research in minority populations?
The NCI places a high value on incorporating scientific questions relevant to ethnic minority and underserved populations in the full spectrum of our research: • Surveillance programs that describe how certain cancers disproportionately affect specific special populations; • Epidemiology and etiology of cancer studies that better define cancer risk factors; • Cancer prevention and control studies on specific interventions to lower cancer risk as well as assess screening technologies for early detection of cancer; • Clinical trials that evaluate drugs and new treatment modalities; • Basic research, the foundation on which all cancer progress rests, provides insights at the most basic molecular level, and informs efforts to improve treatment and prevention; • Information and outreach activities that provide the public with health messages and inform them about NCI resources; • Training, career development, and educational efforts to recruit minority and disadvantaged students into scient
