Summary and impact of ovarian cancer research and programmatic activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sherri L Stewart; Sun Hee Rim; Katrina F Trivers

doi:10.1089/jwh.2010.2164

Summary and impact of ovarian cancer research and programmatic activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Aug;19(8):1427-32. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2164.

Authors

Sherri L Stewart¹, Sun Hee Rim, Katrina F Trivers

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. sstewart2@cdc.gov

PMID: 20626265
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2164

Abstract

Over the last decade, the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has established an ovarian cancer research program. DCPC also currently funds two programmatic activities specifically related to ovarian cancer. This report provides a summary of the results and impact of these research and programmatic activities.

MeSH terms

Attitude to Health
Biomedical Research*
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Incidence
Ovarian Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Ovarian Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Ovarian Neoplasms* / therapy
Population Surveillance
SEER Program
United States / epidemiology