Cancer Health Outcomes & Control Research Program
The Cancer Health Outcomes and Control Program conducts research aimed at reducing the burden of cancer across the entire cancer care continuum. The research efforts of this interdisciplinary, collaborative program center on the themes of:
- Prevention and Early Detection
- Treatment-Related Outcomes
- Survivorship and Palliative Care
RESEARCH THEMES
The Cancer Health Outcomes and Control Program aims to achieve the goal of reducing the cancer burden through:
Prevention & Early Detection
Establishing and further developing population and community-based resources for research into prevention and early detection
Treatment-Related Outcomes
Identifying environmental, sociobehavioral and genetic factors that affect short- and long-term outcomes
Survivorship & Palliative Care
Understanding the scope of and developing interventions to prevent or ameliorate adverse long-term patient-centered outcomes following cancer diagnosis and treatment
Outcome Disparities
Assessing the magnitude and determinants of disparities in cancer control and outcomes associated with age, race, gender, geography and other group characteristics and developing interventions to decrease such disparities
Health Policy
Designing and testing healthcare practices and policies that improve access to and delivery of care to minimize the burden of cancer
Meet the Program Members
Debra Friedman, M.D., M.S. and David Penson, M.D. co-lead the Cancer Health Outcomes and Control program. The program maintains close alliances with other cancer center programs, including population science partner program, Cancer Epidemiology, and the basic and clinical science programs. Extensive collaborations with community partners—including Meharry Medical College, Tennessee State University, federally qualified community health centers and oncologists at affiliate institutions, and other academic centers—extend the program's impact in the community and foster multi-institution research.
