The Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences focuses on evaluating biobehavioral, genetic, and environmental factors and their interactions in the development and progression of cancer. The Division concentrates on developing and applying new theories of disease etiology and prevention, as well as investigating factors related to individual susceptibility to cancer, novel markers of heritable risk, and cancer biomarkers. Intervention technologies are also studied for understanding and controlling cancer in human populations; detecting early manifestations of disease; enhancing the quality of surveillance, treatment, and survivorship; and for preventing disease recurrence. Division programs interact with each other, as well as with the UPCI Divisions of Basic Research, Clinical Investigations, and Clinical Services.
The Division combines expertise in laboratory cancer biomarker development with model validation in human populations using epidemiologic methods for evaluating risk factors and disease associations in naturally existing human populations. It also works to implement and evaluate novel cancer prevention interventions in specially constituted research populations.
For information on the work of specific programs, follow the links to the left.