Title |
Research and Mentoring in Psychosocial Oncology
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Institution |
MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NEW YORK, NY
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Principal Investigator |
Redd, William
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NCI Program Director |
Susan Perkins
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Cancer Activity |
Training
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Division |
CCT
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Funded Amount |
$165,009
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Project Dates |
09/10/2004 - 08/31/2014
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Fiscal Year |
2012
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Project Type |
Grant
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Research Topics w/ Percent Relevance |
Cancer Types w/ Percent Relevance |
Behavioral and Social Science (100.0%)
Bone Marrow Transplantation (50.0%)
Cancer (100.0%)
Cancer Survivorship (100.0%)
Digestive Diseases (50.0%)
Organ Transplantation Research (50.0%)
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Colon/Rectum (50.0%)
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Research Type |
Patient Care and Survivorship Issues
Resources and Infrastructure Related to Cancer Control, Survivorship, and Outcomes Research
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Abstract |
This K-05 award is requested to allow William H. Redd, PhD, to devote his full-time effort to mentoring postdoctoral trainees and junior faculty and to conduct research in cancer prevention and control. Mentoring will include: I) one-on-one writing and discussion sessions in which research ideas, papers and research protocols are reviewed and revised; 2) didactic research seminars in which substantive material relevant to cancer prevention and control is presented and discussed; 3) work-in-progress sessions in which research reports written by trainees and/or by faculty are reviewed; 4) trainee-led journal club sessions in which trainee selected published research manuscripts are reviewed/discussed; and 5) research seminars in which outside experts in cancer prevention and control present their work and consult on trainee and faculty research proposals and studies. l\/lentoring sessions and seminars will be scheduled on a weekly or bi- weekly basis. The primary goal is to enable trainees and junior faculty to become independent researchers and mentors in cancer prevention and control. Research conducted during the tenure of the proposed award will reflect an overall broadening of my interests within the area of cancer prevention and control. I will specifically investigate: 1) cognitive-behavior therapy in the treatment of anxiety-related adjustment problems in adult long term survivors of BMT/SCT in the treatment of cancer; and 2) culturally targeted patient navigation to increase participation in colorectal cancer screening among medically under-served minority groups. Each of these topics will be explored through separate R-01 funded randomized clinical trials. I also propose to address my growing appreciation for the importance of disseminating research findings in cancer prevention and control. I plan to implement a R-25E training program designed to disseminate the intervention methods we have developed. The program will train health care professionals to implement cognitive-behavioral therapy with cancer survivors. Trainees will participate in all aspects/phases ofthe proposed research. |