Research Centers for Population-based Research to Optimize Cancer Screening (PROSPR) Initiative (UM1)

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Population-based Research to Optimize the Screening Process (PROSPR) is the National Cancer Institute (NCI) program to promote research aimed at evaluating and improving the cancer screening process. As a part of the reissued PROSPR program, this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications for PROSPR UM1 Research Centers. A companion FOA (RFA-CA-16-017) will support a PROSPR U24 Coordinating Center. The overall goal for PROSPR Research Centers is to enhance understanding of the implementation and effects of screening as practiced in multiple, heterogeneous healthcare environments in the United States. Therefore, the research programs proposed must cover long-term observations of diverse cohorts of patients who are eligible for screening. In addition to observational research to evaluate factors that affect the quality of the screening process for the selected cancer type, these programs should also develop and pilot-test interventions aimed at improving the screening process for that cancer.

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