scholarly journals Discrepancies between Canadian cancer research funding and site-specific cancer burden: a spotlight on ten disease sites

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Coronado ◽  
C. Finley ◽  
K. Badovinac ◽  
J. Han ◽  
J. Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Research ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Information Management System ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Cancer Burden ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Research Investment ◽  
Incidence And Mortality ◽  
Specific Cancer

BackgroundCancer research is essential in evaluating the safety and effectiveness of emerging cancer treatments, which in turn can lead to ground-breaking advancements in cancer care. Given limited research funding, allocating resources in alignment with societal burden is essential. However, evidence shows that such alignment does not typically occur. The objective of the present study was to provide an updated overview of site-specific cancer research investment in Canada and to explore potential discrepancies between the site-specific burden and the level of research investment.MethodsThe 10 cancer sites with the highest mortality in 2015—which included brain, female breast, colorectal, leukemia, lung, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, ovary, pancreas, prostate, and uterus—were selected for the analysis. Information about site-specific research investment and cancer burden (raw incidence and mortality) was obtained from the Canadian Cancer Research Survey and Statistics Canada’s cansim (the Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) respectively. The ratio of site-specific research investment to site-specific burden was used as an indicator of overfunding (ratio > 1) or underfunding (ratio < 1).ResultsThe 3 cancer sites with the highest research investments were leukemia, prostate, and breast, which together represented 51.3% of 2015 cancer research funding. Conversely, the 3 cancer sites with the lowest investments were uterus, pancreas, and ovary, which together represented 7.8% of 2015 research funding. Relative to site-specific cancer burden, the lung, uterus, and colorectal sites were consistently the most underfunded.ConclusionsObserved discrepancies between cancer burden and research investment indicate that some cancer sites (such as lung, colorectal, and uterus) seem to be underfunded when site-specific incidence and mortality are taken into consideration.

scholarly journals Analysis of the National Cancer Institute’s Investment in Site-Specific Cancer Research Funding Involving Collaborators in Latin America and Its Correspondence to Regional Cancer Burden

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 21-21
Author(s):  
Jasmin Serena Vargas ◽  
Rachel Abudu ◽  
Kalina Duncan
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Research ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
National Cancer Institute ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Tumor Site ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Cancer Burden ◽  
Incidence And Mortality ◽  
Uterine Cancers

PURPOSE Economic and social-behavioral changes over the last two decades in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are associated with increases in the regional cancer burden. We aim to describe the National Cancer Institute–funded extramural research portfolio with collaborators in the LAC between fiscal years 2014 and 2018 and compare project numbers by site with subregional cancer burden. METHODS This analysis included National Cancer Institute–funded extramural projects with LAC collaborators from fiscal years 2014 to 2018 from the National Institutes of Health IMPAC II database. Projects were stratified by Pan American Health Organization’s Latin American subregions, tumor sites, and regional site-specific rates of cancer incidence and mortality using Globocan 2018 estimates. To better understand subregional variations in cancer incidence and mortality, this analysis focused on the top 5 sites of incidence and mortality in LAC after breast and prostate cancer. RESULTS Between fiscal years 2014 and 2018, 108 projects with LAC collaborators were funded. Project collaborators came from 22 countries in the region, and projects covered 20 tumor sites. The Southern Cone had the most projects funded, followed by the Central American Isthmus and Mexico, Andes, Latin Caribbean, and non-Latin Caribbean—this was roughly proportional to subregional populations. Variation exists at the subregional level for the top 5 cancers when comparing incidence and mortality with subregional project counts. Disparities between projects and incidence by tumor site were the largest for colorectal, lung, and uterine cancers. Disparities between projects and mortality by tumor site were the largest for lung and uterine cancers. Disparities between projects and both components of cancer burden by subregion were the largest for the Latin Caribbean and non-Latin Caribbean. The number of funded projects for Kaposi sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma largely outpaced both incidence and mortality in every subregion. CONCLUSION This analysis suggests that projects’ alignment with cancer burden is variable by subregion, provides an understanding of cancer research funding by site, and highlights areas of interest for additional investigation, training, and collaboration in LAC.

Site-Specific Cancer Incidence and Mortality after Cerebral Angiography with Radioactive Thorotrast

2003 ◽  
Vol 160 (6) ◽  
pp. 691-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lois B. Travis ◽  
Michael Hauptmann ◽  
Linda Knudson Gaul ◽  
Hans H. Storm ◽  
Marlene B. Goldman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Cerebral Angiography ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Incidence And Mortality ◽  
Specific Cancer

scholarly journals Trends in International Cancer Research Investment 2006-2018

2021 ◽  
pp. 602-610
Author(s):  
Rachel Abudu ◽  
Gauthier Bouche ◽  
Karima Bourougaa ◽  
Lynne Davies ◽  
Kalina Duncan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Research ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Cancer Biology ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
Cancer Site ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Diagnosis And Prognosis ◽  
Research Investment ◽  
And Control

The International Cancer Research Partnership (ICRP) is an active network of cancer research funding organizations, sharing information about funded research projects in a common database. Data are publicly available to enable the cancer research community to find potential collaborators and avoid duplication. This study presents an aggregated analysis of projects funded by 120 partner organizations and institutes in 2006-2018, to highlight trends in cancer research funding. Overall, the partners’ funding for cancer research increased from $5.562 billion (bn) US dollars (USD) in 2006 to $8.511bn USD in 2018, an above-inflation increase in funding. Analysis by the main research focus of projects using Common Scientific Outline categories showed that Treatment was the largest investment category in 2018, followed by Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Prognosis; Cancer Biology; Etiology; Control, Survivorship, and Outcomes; and Prevention. Over the 13 years covered by this analysis, research funding into Treatment and Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Prognosis had increased in terms of absolute investment and as a proportion of the portfolio. Research funding in Cancer Biology and Etiology declined as a percentage of the portfolio, and funding for Prevention and Control, Survivorship and Outcomes remained static. In terms of cancer site–specific research, funding for breast cancer and colorectal cancer had increased in absolute terms but declined as a percentage of the portfolio. By contrast, investment for brain cancer, lung cancer, leukemia, melanoma, and pancreatic cancer increased both in absolute terms and as a percentage of the portfolio.

Cancer research priorities and gaps in Iran: the influence of cancer burden on cancer research outputs between 1997 and 2014

Public Health ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 144 ◽  
pp. 42-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Majidi ◽  
H. Salimzadeh ◽  
O. Beiki ◽  
F. Delavari ◽  
S. Majidi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Research ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Cancer Burden

Dietary patterns with combined and site-specific cancer incidence in Alberta’s Tomorrow Project cohort

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romy F. Willemsen ◽  
Jessica McNeil ◽  
Emily Heer ◽  
Steven T. Johnson ◽  
Christine M. Friedenreich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Incidence ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Specific Cancer

An analysis of cancer research funding in the UK

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liam O'Toole ◽  
Paul Nurse ◽  
George Radda
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Research ◽  
Research Funding ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Assembly: Performing the materiality of Muslim prayer spaces

Scene ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Marsh
Keyword(s):  
Social Boundaries ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
A Site ◽  
The Impact

This article reflects on the significance and impact of Assembly, a site-specific research project made and exhibited in Birmingham Central Mosque, Brick Lane Mosque and Old Kent Road Mosque from 2016 to 2020. Assembly provided an opportunity for Muslims and non-Muslims to experience Jumu’ah prayer first-hand via the site performances, which temporarily dissolved the religious/social boundaries of each mosque. Each performance highlighted the differences and relations between each site, furthering ideas of performativity in Muslim prayer spaces. This article summarizes the impact reported by each mosque community as well as reflecting upon the relationships built within the wider community.

scholarly journals Cancer research funding in Europe

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Fricker
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Research ◽  
Research Funding
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