Per recommendation from the applicant's advisor, a specific research topic has not been selected at this time. The research proposal will be developed in the area of minority health issues as they pertain to cancer. The research proposal will be drawn from the resources available at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the College of Nursing at the University of South Carolina at Columbia, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's Central Cancer Registry, and it wall be developed as part of the doctoral training process. Several ongoing cancer studies are at the disposal of the applicant. An additional focus of interest will be on Prostate Cancer in African American men who, for reasons unknown, carry a greater burden of prostate cancer than men of the majority population.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
5F31CA072126-03
Application #
2769889
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG4-GRM (03))
Program Officer
Vargosko, Andrew J
Project Start
1998-08-16
Project End
Budget Start
1998-08-16
Budget End
1999-08-15
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of South Carolina at Columbia
Department
Miscellaneous
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
111310249
City
Columbia
State
SC
Country
United States
Zip Code
29208
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