Provocative Questions in Cancer Epidemiology in a Time of Scientific Innovation and Budgetary Constraints

Provocative Questions in Cancer Epidemiology in a Time of Scientific Innovation and Budgetary Constraints

1. Tram K. Lam1,*,
2. Sheri D. Schully1,
3. Scott Rogers2,
4. Rachel Benkeser1,
5. Britt C. Reid reidbr@mail.nih.gov2, and
6. Muin J. Khoury3

+ Author Affiliations

1. ¹Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, NIH/NCI
2. ²EGRP, NCI
3. ³Office of Public Health Genomics, CDC

1. ↵*Corresponding Author:
   Tram K. Lam, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, NIH/NCI, 6130 Executive Blvd, Suite 5143, Rockville, 20852, United States lamt@mail.nih.gov

Abstract

In a time of scientific and technological developments and budgetary constraints, the National Cancer Institute (NCI)'s Provocative Questions (PQ) Project offers a novel funding mechanism for cancer epidemiologists. We reviewed the purposes underlying the PQ Project, present information on the contributions of epidemiologic research to the current PQ portfolio, and outline opportunities that the cancer epidemiology community might capitalize on to advance a research agenda that spans a translational continuum from scientific discoveries to population health impact.

• Received January 28, 2013.
• Revision received February 6, 2013.
• Accepted February 7, 2013.

• Copyright © 2013, American Association for Cancer Research.