The long-term goal of the Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) research program at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center is to reduce the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of cancer and eliminate inequities contributing to the cancer burden in Indiana and beyond.
Identify genetic, biological, social, and behavioral risk factors for the development of major cancers affecting the people of Indiana.
Develop and evaluate innovative models and interventions to reduce cancer risk, improve screening, and increase early detection of cancers.
Identify genetic, biological, social, and pharmacogenomic risk factors associated with cancer symptoms and treatment-related toxicities.
Develop and test interventions to reduce treatment-related symptoms and enhance survivorship for cancer patients and their families.
Inside the lab of pediatrician Rachel Katzenellenbogen, MD, the spotlight is on the fundamental way human papillomavirus, or HPV, drives cancer development and progression.
Dr. Katzenellenbogen, the Chuck and Tina Pagano Scholar in Cancer Research, and her team are uncovering unique means of detection and disruption to intervene early in treatment.
She and her colleague Katy Head, PhD, are co-directors of the IU Indianapolis Center for HPV Research, a multidisciplinary group of researchers from medicine, public health policy and community engagement, health communication, psychology, and epidemiology.
Rethink Tobacco Indiana is a statewide grant initiative aimed at creating awareness and promoting health systems change related to treating tobacco use and dependence in behavioral health settings.
Led by principal investigator Karen Hudmon, DrPH, and program director Debi Buckles, this skilled team of trained tobacco treatment specialists support behavioral health organizations integrating evidence-based tobacco treatment strategies into their continuum of care.
Cancer survivors call it “chemobrain”—continued difficulty in learning new tasks, remembering words or doing things as efficiently or quickly as they once did.
In collaboration with a colleague at the University of Pittsburgh, CPC researcher Brenna McDonald, PsyD, recently received a $3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study this frustrating phenomenon.
During a recent Simon Says Expert Series webinar, Dr. McDonald discussed how her research seeks to help survivors identify their challenges and apply strategies to mitigate memory problems.
Namesake of IU School of Nursing’s Champion Center for Cancer Control Research
The Champion Center
