UDC & LCC PARTNERS IN CANCER RES TRAIN ED & OUTREACH

哥伦比亚特区每年的年龄调整癌症死亡率为每10万人212人，而全国为每10万人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举例说明了不同种族群体之间癌症发病率的差异。为了解决整个非裔美国人社区，特别是华盛顿特区的癌症负担，我们将在综合性癌症中心伦巴第癌症中心（LCC）和哥伦比亚特区大学（UDC）之间建立伙伴关系，后者是少数族裔服务机构（MSI）。由于癌症负担高，该地区急需以下建议的目标，而这项P20规划补助金是促进我们的伙伴关系和实现我们目标的理想机制：(1)。通过培训UDC的两名研究人员从事癌症研究，培养UDC长期的癌症研究重点，以及与LCC的合作关系；(2)联合制定癌症生物学和癌症预防的长期本科培养计划，包括至少2门本科课程和一个高级研究项目计划，以鼓励少数民族申请研究生癌症研究计划；(3)提高对华盛顿特区非裔美国人社区癌症和癌症差异的认识并促进LCC的研究。（4). 在非裔美国人社区开展长期癌症联合推广项目，重点关注癌症预防和风险行为。这一规划赠款是有意设计为伙伴关系提供一个现实的开端，这是以前没有的。它解决了各自机构的明显差距和当地社区的需求。

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.