Abstract

American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations have very high incidence rates for specific cancer sites and poor survival rates for most cancers. This AI/AN Initiative on Cancer addresses comprehensive tribal cancer control through partnerships with The Network for Cancer Control Research among AI/AN Populations, tribes, multiple cancer centers, Cancer Information Services (CIS) and the American Cancer Society (ACS). This will tribes to 1) increase community awareness and understanding about cancer 2) provide training in cancer control research for AI/AN researchers, and 3) improve native community channels to NCI so that research can be specifically focused on issues that affect native people The specific aims to support these goals include: 1. Building infrastructure to support a nationwide AI/AN initiative 2. Increasing the number of AI/AN researchers, scientists, and medical students involved in cancer control activities in AI/AN communities 3. Developing, implementing, and assessing cancer education among AI/AN community members and their health care providers; 4. Strengthening collaborations of AI/AN communities with NIC, CIS, and ACS 5. Increasing the number of AI/AN patients in clinical trials (prevention, screening, treatment, and supportive care) 6. Providing feedback to the National Cancer Institute on community based priorities in the national cancer program These efforts should measurably increase awareness of the problem of cancer among AI/AN's and result in increased early detection of cancer. It may also increase the number of AI/AN patients seeking clinical trials. The research methods include established successful cancer control training techniques through the Native Researchers Training Program, development of mini-grants to tribes, specific scope of work agreements with CIS, and coordination with ACS.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
5U01CA086098-02
Application #
6377857
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZCA1-SRRB-D (J1))
Program Officer
Jackson, Frank E
Project Start
2000-04-03
Project End
2005-03-31
Budget Start
2001-09-01
Budget End
2002-03-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2001
Total Cost
$1,356,745
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Rochester
State
MN
Country
United States
Zip Code
55905

  Publications

Kaur, Judith S; Vierkant, Robert A; Hobday, Timothy et al. (2014) Regional differences in breast cancer biomarkers in american Indian and Alaska native women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 23:409-15
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Gonzales, Kelly L; Harding, Anna K; Lambert, William E et al. (2013) Perceived experiences of discrimination in health care: a barrier for cancer screening among American Indian women with type 2 diabetes. Womens Health Issues 23:e61-7
Creswell, Paul D; Strickland, Rick; Stephenson, Laura et al. (2013) Look local: the value of cancer surveillance and reporting by American Indian clinics. Prev Chronic Dis 10:E197
Patten, Christi A (2012) Tobacco cessation intervention during pregnancy among Alaska Native women. J Cancer Educ 27:S86-90
Scarinci, Isabel C; Garcia, Francisco A R; Kobetz, Erin et al. (2010) Cervical cancer prevention: new tools and old barriers. Cancer 116:2531-42
Patten, Christi A; Enoch, Carrie; Renner, Caroline C et al. (2009) Focus groups of Alaska Native adolescent tobacco users: preferences for tobacco cessation interventions and barriers to participation. Health Educ Behav 36:711-23
English, Kevin C; Fairbanks, Jo; Finster, Carolyn E et al. (2008) A socioecological approach to improving mammography rates in a tribal community. Health Educ Behav 35:396-409
Patten, Christi A; Renner, Caroline C; Decker, Paul A et al. (2008) Tobacco use and cessation among pregnant Alaska Natives from Western Alaska enrolled in the WIC program, 2001-2002. Matern Child Health J 12 Suppl 1:30-6
Bell, Maria C; Schmidt-Grimminger, Delf; Patrick, Sarah et al. (2007) There is a high prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in American Indian women of the Northern Plains. Gynecol Oncol 107:236-41

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