Pediatric Cancer Prevention and Control

描述(由申请人提供)：本建议的目的是 允许我进行一次有组织的临床研究和指导培训 作为一名独立癌症患者，我的经历促进了我的职业发展 控制科学家。1998年，我被授予国家研究服务奖 (NRSA)从NCI获得癌症控制奖学金。上的资源 伦巴迪癌症中心(LCC)/乔治城大学医学中心(GUMC)， 为我提供了一个独一无二的机会来获得初步的行为癌症控制 研究经验。然而，很明显，我的职业发展 需要更广泛地接触癌症控制研究方法和 更密集的研究培训，以便我能做出有意义的 对这一领域的贡献。因此，我正在申请职业发展 奖励(K07)进一步发展我的研究技能，成为一名独立的 癌症控制科学家。我提出的研究计划的重点是 儿科控烟。为实现这一目标，我将：(A)扩大我的 了解与癌症/烟草控制研究相关的几个领域， (B)提高我在应用儿童行为咨询方面的技能 影响青年的癌症/烟草控制活动，(C)提高我在 设计研究报告/进行统计分析，以及(D)学习如何 有效地传播研究成果以影响公众健康 练习。在我的K07奖项中，提出了两项相关的研究。项目 I是关于行为风险和保护因素的横断面研究 与青少年吸烟有关，可在例行公事中进行筛查 医疗保健探视。结果数据将主要包括过去和现在 吸烟水平、戒烟行为和戒烟意图 抽烟。项目1将为第二项研究(项目II)奠定基础， 这是一项试点随机试验，以评估其可行性、可接受性、 2种不同类型的基于初级保健的戒烟方法的效果 对青少年的咨询工作？戒烟和戒烟的意图 行为。我预计这一干预将导致一种 R01赠款，用于评估替代干预措施的有效性 在医疗和其他环境中的儿科戒烟。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this proposal is to permit me to have a structured, clinical research, mentored training experience that fosters my professional development as an independent cancer control scientist. In 1998, I was awarded a National Research Service Award (NRSA) from NCI to complete a fellowship in cancer control. The resources at the Lombardi Cancer Center (LCC)/Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), offered me a unique opportunity to gain preliminary behavioral cancer control research experience. However, it has become clear that my career development requires a much broader exposure to cancer control research methodologies and more intensive research training in order for me to make significant contributions to this field. Thus, I am applying for a career development award (K07) to develop further my research skills to become an independent cancer control scientist. The focus of my proposed research program is pediatric tobacco control. To accomplish this goal, I will: (a) expand my understanding of several areas relevant to cancer/tobacco control research, (b) refine my skills in the application of child behavioral counseling to cancer/tobacco control activities affecting youth, (c) improve my skills in designing research studies/conducting statistical analysis, and (d) learn how to effectively disseminate research findings to impact upon public health practices. During my K07 award, 2 interrelated studies are proposed. Project I is a cross-sectional study of behavioral risk and protective factors associated with adolescent tobacco use that may be screened during routine health care visits. Outcome data will primarily include past and present levels of cigarette smoking, quitting behavior, and intentions to quit smoking. Project 1 will lay the foundation for a second study (Project II), which is a pilot randomized trial to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of 2 different types of primary care-based smoking cessation counseling efforts on adolescents? intentions to quit smoking and quitting behavior. I expect that this intervention will lead to the development of an R01 grant to evaluate the effectiveness of alternate interventions for pediatric smoking cessation in medical and other settings.