Collaborative cancer epidemiology in the 21st century: the model of cancer consortia.

ABSTRACT: During the last two decades, epidemiology has undergone a rapid evolution toward collaborative research. The proliferation of multi-institutional, interdisciplinary consortia has acquired particular prominence in cancer research. Herein, we describe the characteristics of a network of 49 established cancer epidemiology consortia (CEC) currently supported by the Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (EGRP) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This collection represents the largest disease-based research network for collaborative cancer research established in population sciences. We describe the funding trends, geographic distribution, and areas of research focus. The CEC have been partially supported by 201 grants and yielded 3,876 publications between 1995 and 2011. We describe th

SUBMITTER: Burgio MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4683107 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature