Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network The original agreement between the CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention & Control and NCI's Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences concerning the funding of proposed network of PRC's is being modified to include additional funding for a fourth PRC to participate in the network. The proposed network will conduct the following types of peer-reviewed activities: Research on the effectiveness of community-based interventions for which evidence is insufficient to justify a Guide to Community Preventive Services (Guide) recommendation, using research designs and methods considered appropriate by the Guide Research replicating Guide-recommended interventions in populations and settings where they have not been adequately evaluated Research on how to disseminate and implement Guide-recommended interventions into communities by public health and community-based organizations Evaluations of the implementation and effectiveness of community-based and evidence-based cancer prevention and control programs. Interventions could include cancer prevention and control strategies recommended by the Guide, or promising interventions for which the evidence-base is insufficient for a Guide recommendation. These strategies could include: promoting primary prevention (e.g., tobacco control, diet, UV protection); increasing utilization of cancer screening/early detection (e.g. colorectal, breast); or utilizing informed-decision making for screening (e.g. prostate, colorectal). Using results from CDC's external peer-review process for PRC-related applications, CDC and NCI agree to make joint decisions on whether or not to fund applicants for the PRC Cancer Prevention and Control Network. Subsequent to the establishment of the network, CDC and NCI will work together to conduct annual program reviews of the network and work with the networks to identify key indicators of success.
