Project description:BackgroundCancer patients and survivors with food insecurity, housing instability, and transportation-related barriers face challenges in access and utilization of quality cancer care thereby adversely impacting their health outcomes. This portfolio analysis synthesized and described National Cancer Institute (NCI)-supported social risk research focused on assessing food insecurity, housing instability, and transportation-related barriers among individuals diagnosed with cancer.MethodsWe conducted a query using the National Institutes of Health iSearch tool to identify NCI-awarded extramural research and training grants (2010-2022). Grant abstracts, specific aims, and research strategies were coded for research characteristics, study population, and outcomes.ResultsOf the 30 grants included in this analysis, most assessed transportation-related barriers as patient-level social needs. Grants focused on community-level social risks, food insecurity, and housing instability were largely absent. Most grants included activities that identified the presence of social risks and/or needs (n = 24), connected patients to social care resources (n = 10), and engaged community members or organizations to inform the research study (n = 9). Of the grants, 18 focused on a single type of cancer, primarily breast cancer, and more than half focused on the treatment and survivorship phases.ConclusionsIn the last decade, there has been limited NCI-funded social risk research grants focused on food insecurity and housing instability. Findings highlight opportunities for future cancer care delivery research, including community and health system-level approaches that integrate social and clinical care to address social risks and social needs. Such efforts can help improve outcomes of populations that experience cancer health and health-care disparities.

| S-EPMC9949593 | biostudies-literature

Selected Abstracts from the 2018 NCRI Cancer Conference of National Cancer Research Institute.

Project description:Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, Sunday 4 - Tuesday 6 November 2018 Attendees of the 2018 NCRI Cancer Conference will be able to contact corresponding authors through the Conference App and e-poster platform at the Conference.W: https://conference.ncri.org.uk : E: conference@ncri.org.ukOrganised by the National Cancer Research Institute, which is a partnership of 19 cancer research funders, the NCRI Cancer Conference provides a platform for researchers, clinicians, people affected by cancer and industry representatives to come together to discuss, present and showcase high-quality research. Sponsorship Statement: Publication of this supplement was sponsored by Roche. All content was reviewed and approved by the NCRI Scientific Committee, which held full responsibility for the abstract selection.

| S-EPMC6298386 | biostudies-literature

Selected Abstracts from the 2019 NCRI Cancer Conference of National Cancer Research Institute.

Project description: Not available

| S-EPMC6891220 | biostudies-literature

National Cancer Institute funding for rapid cycle interventional research in cancer care delivery.

Project description:BackgroundRapid cycle interventional research can accelerate improvements to cancer care delivery and patient health outcomes by answering multiple questions as part of a single research study. To complement ongoing efforts to increase awareness of and support for rapid cycle interventional research, we conducted a systematic portfolio analysis of research grants funded by the National Cancer Institute on the topic.MethodsWe used standard portfolio analytic methods for identifying, coding, and synthesizing rapid cycle interventional research funded by the National Cancer Institute between 2016 and 2022. A codebook was used to standardize assessment of the grants by common study characteristics, intervention topics, and cancer care delivery context.ResultsWe identified 26 grants, mostly funded since 2019, as rapid cycle interventional research. Most studies included adult or older adult target populations, used electronic systems for intervention delivery, and focused primarily on testing different components of interventions. Studies also used a range of study designs, intervention content areas, cancer sites, and across the cancer control continuum.ConclusionsThe current portfolio analysis of funded rapid cycle interventional research grants suggests a growing albeit relatively small number of studies in this area. Several efforts are needed to continue to grow this area of research, including training programs, funding opportunities, and strengthening research-practice partnerships. This analysis provides a snapshot of current studies and highlights the opportunity for growing this important area of research to optimize cancer care delivery and improve patient outcomes.

| S-EPMC10674048 | biostudies-literature

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