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For Researchers

  1. Office of Cancer Survivorship
  2. Resources and Information
  3. For Researchers

This page provides resources for health care researchers focused on cancer survivorship. The cancer survivorship field encompasses an increasing breadth of disciplines and expertise, working together to enhance the health and well-being of all cancer survivors and caregivers.

For information about cancer types, treatment, and clinical trials, as well as links to other NCI resources, please go to the NCI homepage.

For upcoming webinars please visit the OCS Events page.

On this page

Resources for Investigators

Current Funding Opportunities

See survivorship funding opportunities that are currently accepting applications.

Sample Grant Applications

View examples of funded grant applications.

Trends in Survivorship Grant Funding

View information and characteristics of NIH survivorship grants funded over the past several years.

New Investigators Series

Learn more about this webinar series designed to support investigators building a career in survivorship research.

NCI-Supported Research Resources

Explore resources and data from NCI-supported cohorts, programs, surveys, and supplements.

Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts

Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (formerly RTIPs)

Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS): Experiences with Cancer Survivorship Supplement

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Cancer Control Supplement (CCS)

SEER-Linked Data Resources

SEER-CAHPS® Linked Data Resource (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Medicare Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems patient surveys)

SEER-Medicare

SEER-Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (SEER-MHOS)

Tools

Learn more about a variety of tools and resources that are available for research use.

Automated Self-Administered 24-hour (ASA24®) Dietary Assessment Tool

Follow-up Care Use Among Survivors (FOCUS) survey

Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE)

Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS)

Survey of Physician Attitudes Regarding the Care of Cancer Survivors (SPARCCS)

Additional Tools from NCI DCCPS

Behavioral Research Program

Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program

Healthcare Delivery Research Program

Surveillance Research Program

Statistics

Survivorship Statistics and Graphs

View statistics and graphs that shed light on the number of cancer survivors in the United States and information about the cancer survivor population.

Cancer Stat Fact Sheet

See a collection of statistical summaries for common cancer types.

Cancer Trends Progress Report

Read more about the nation's advances against cancer and see key measures of progress along the cancer control continuum.

Reports and Publications

Explore key survivorship-related reports and publications from the past 10 years that have helped shape survivorship research and practice.

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