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the Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current
Population Survey (TUS-CPS), dietary assessment
instruments, and the SEER-Medicare and SEER-
Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (MHOS) data
linkages, have facilitated progress in cancer-related
epidemiologic, surveillance, health services, and
outcomes research.
Associate Director: Rachel Ballard-Barbash,
M.D., M.P. H.
The Health Services and Economics Branch
supports, conducts, and coordinates research
on the use and dissemination of effective
cancer-related health care delivery in community
practice. The branch studies demographic,
social, economic, and health system factors as
they relate to providing preventive, screening,
diagnostic, treatment, and palliative services for
cancer. The ultimate purpose of this research
is to improve cancer outcomes, reduce cancerrelated
health disparities, and reduce the burden
of cancer to patients, their families, and society.
Acting Chief: Steven Clauser, Ph.D.
The Outcomes Research Branch conducts,
coordinates and sponsors research to measure,
evaluate, and improve patient-centered outcomes
of cancer care delivery across the cancer care
continuum. The branch is particularly interested
in morbidity and mortality outcomes, patient
symptoms and health-related quality of life
(HRQOL), patient experience of and satisfaction
with health care, and social consequences of
cancer care.
Chief: Steven Clauser, Ph.D.
The Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods
Branch is responsible for monitoring cancer-related
risk factors among the general U.S. population and
among selected population subgroups defined by
gender, age, race, and ethnicity; developing and
improving the methods of assessing such risk
factors; and providing data to assist in formulating
public policies addressing these factors.
Chief: Susan Krebs-Smith, Ph.D.
Behavioral Research Program
The Behavioral Research Program (BRP)
initiates, supports, and evaluates a comprehensive
program of research ranging from basic behavioral
research to the development, testing, and
dissemination of interventions in areas such as
tobacco use, screening, dietary behavior, and sun
protection. BRP’s goal is to increase the breadth,
depth, and quality of behavioral research in
cancer prevention and control. BRP pursues this
goal through six Branches that fund and conduct
behavioral research across the cancer continuum.
Associate Director: William Klein, Ph.D.
The Basic Biobehavioral and Psychological
Sciences Branch (BBPSB) advances research
in biobehavioral mechanisms and psychological
processes to reduce cancer risk and improve
outcomes. The BBPSB research agenda includes,
but is not limited to basic mechanisms of cognition,
emotion, judgment, and decision making; biological
mechanisms of psychosocial influences on cancer
biology and outcomes; and methodology and
measurement of basic psychological, cognitive,
and affective processes.
Chief: Paige Green McDonald, Ph.D., M.P.H.
The Health Behaviors Research Branch
(HBRB) supports research on cancer prevention
behaviors and outcomes, which include diet,
physical activity, sedentary behavior, energy
balance, obesity, sun safety and indoor tanning,
genetic influences on behaviors, and virus
exposure; it provides leadership in these areas
by focusing research on effective multi-level
influences and approaches to individual, relational,
environmental, and community-based interventions.
Chief: Linda Nebeling, Ph.D., M.P.H., RD
28 National Cancer Institute