Advancing rural cancer control: A portfolio analysis of research funded by the National Cancer Institute, 2016-2024.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Given well-documented rural-urban disparities in cancer outcomes, we conducted a portfolio analysis to characterize rural cancer control-focused grants funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) between fiscal years 2016 and 2024 and to identify opportunities for future research.

Methods

ISearch, an NIH portfolio analysis tool, was used to identify rural-focused cancer control research grants funded by NCI. 128 grants were analyzed for key attributes, including grant characteristics (e.g., funding mechanism), cancer site, cancer control continuum phase, research topic, methods, setting, and intervention delivery channel. SAS version 9.4 was used to calculate code frequencies.

Findings

On average, 14 new grants focused on rural cancer control were awarded pe

SUBMITTER: Gaysynsky A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12862623 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature