UDC & LCC PARTNERS IN CANCER RES TRAIN ED & OUTREACH

哥伦比亚特区(DC)每年的癌症年龄调整死亡率为每10万人212人，而全国为170人。非裔美国人的癌症发病率高得不成比例，他们占哥伦比亚特区人口的68%。DC例证了不同种族群体之间的癌症发病率差异。为了解决整个非裔美国人社区的癌症负担，特别是DC的癌症负担，我们将在伦巴迪癌症中心(LCC)和哥伦比亚特区大学(UDC)之间建立合作伙伴关系，LCC是一个综合性的癌症中心(CCC)，UDC是一个少数族裔服务机构(MSI)。以下建议的目标在该区是非常需要的，因为它的癌症负担很高，而P20规划拨款是促进我们的伙伴关系和实现我们的目标的理想机制：(1)。为了培养UDC的长期癌症研究重点，以及与LCC的合作关系，通过培训UDC的两名研究人员从事癌症研究；(2)制定癌症生物学和癌症预防的联合长期本科培训计划，包括至少2门本科课程和一个高级研究项目计划，以鼓励少数族裔申请研究生癌症研究计划；(3)提高LCC对癌症和华盛顿非裔美国人社区中癌症差异的认识并推动研究。(4)。制定一项联合的长寿癌症外展计划，重点关注非裔美国人社区的癌症预防和风险行为。这笔规划赠款被刻意设计为包括一个现实的合作伙伴关系的开始，这是以前没有的。它解决了各机构的明显差距和当地社区的需要。

The annual age-adjusted mortality rate for cancer in the District of Columbia (DC) is 212 per 100,000 persons, compared to 170 for the Nation. The incidence of cancer is disproportionately high among African Americans, who constitute 68% of the population of the District of Columbia. DC exemplifies that cancer rate disparities exist among different racial groups. In an attempt to address the cancer burden among the African American community in general, and that of DC in particular, we will establish a partnership between the Lombardi Cancer Center (LCC), which is a comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), which is a minority serving institution (MSI). The aims proposed below are critically needed in the District because of its high cancer burden, and this P20 planning grant is an ideal mechanism for fostering our partnership and achieving our objectives: (1). To foster a long term cancer research focus at UDC, along with collaborative relationships with LCC, by training two research faculty from UDC in cancer research; (2) To develop a joint long-lived undergraduate training program in cancer biology and cancer prevention, consisting of at least 2 undergraduate courses and a senior research project program, in order to encourage minorities to apply to graduate cancer research programs; (3) To increase the awareness and promote research at LCC relating to cancer and cancer disparities among the D.C. African American community. (4). To develop a joint long-lived cancer outreach program focusing on cancer prevention and risk behavior in the African American community. This planning grant was deliberately designed to consist of a realistic beginning for the partnership, where there was none before. It addresses clear gaps in the respective institutions and the needs in the local community.