Cancer Prevention – Help Protect Your Community

February is National Cancer Prevention Month. With that in mind, it seems appropriate that we take a moment and reach out to our friends and loved ones to increase community awareness and help encourage efforts to reduce the key preventable causes of cancer. GrantNews wants to make sure readers are aware of the importance of cancer prevention. Toward this end, GrantWatch has listed many grants and other funding opportunities to aid in helping to reach the overall goal of cancer prevention in its Health and Medical grants category.

Make the Time

Yes, cancer screening can be an unsettling prospect, however it also allows for timely intervention and treatment. In turn, this significantly improves the chances of remission and living long, healthy lives. See, all those roles you play, all those hats you wear represent the place you hold in the life of another human being. You are worth more than the sum of your parts. As such, you have an obligation, not only to make loved ones take active roles in their health journeys, but to practice what you preach. All of those wonderful communities you belong to depend on it.

Some Facts About Cancer Prevention

According to the AACR – American Association for Cancer Research, “February is National Cancer Prevention Month:

• “The federal government estimates that nearly 2 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) during 2023, and that more than 600,000 will die from their disease. Research shows that more than 40 percent of these cases and nearly half of the deaths can be attributed to preventable causes – smoking, excess body weight, physical inactivity, and excessive exposure to sun, among others.
• This means that steps such as quitting smoking (or never starting in the first place), maintaining a healthy weight, exercising regularly, protecting your skin from the sun, and getting vaccinated against the pathogens that cause certain cancers, can dramatically reduce your risk of cancer in many cases.
• In the United States, many of the greatest reductions in cancer morbidity and mortality have been achieved through the implementation of effective public education and policy initiatives.
• For example, such initiatives drove down cigarette smoking rates among U.S. adults by greater than twofold from 1965 to 2017. But three out of 10 cancer deaths are still caused by cigarette smoking, and lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer-related deaths for both men and women.
• It remains imperative that we identify strategies to enhance the dissemination and implementation of our current knowledge of cancer prevention.
• The burden of preventable cancer risk factors isn’t shared equally. That burden is higher among racial and ethnic minorities and other medically underserved people. So it’s imperative that we implement effective, evidence-based practices that reduce risky behaviors for everyone.”

To conclude, make the time to visit your doctor and get your regular screening. You and your loved ones deserve long, healthy lives! Below are grants for cancer treatment and prevention currently available.

Grants and Awards for Cancer Treatment and Prevention

1. Grants of up to $5,000 and grants of up to $10,000 to nonprofits, schools, and Tribes for health-based outreach programs. Funding is intended for projects that support needs related to breast cancer.
2. Also, grants to investigators for nonprofit institutions. Funding is for research projects related to pediatric cancer.
3. In addition, award of $50,000 to a physician or scientist in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the field of cancer research and treatment. 
4. Award to an individual to recognize an original breakthrough or discovery in the cancer research field. Candidates for this award have furthered cancer prevention, treatments, or early diagnosis. The discovery must have had a significant impact on the cancer field and made a direct impact in saving lives.
5. There are grants to eligible nonprofits and public entities for programs to support patients/families managing cancer/cardiovascular disease. Funding supports programs addressing disease awareness, supportive services, and education. Priority will be for charitable organizations that offer programs and support for the African American community due to the high incidence rate of disease in this population.

Fellowships and Additional Grants for Cancer Prevention

1. Fellowships to researchers at universities, hospitals, and institutions for projects related to the study of cancer. Funding priority is for proposals addressing a broad range of cancer research. In fact, research will include both theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies, and prevention.
2. Grants to eligible nonprofits for programs and projects that address breast-cancer among vulnerable-populations. Funding is for community activities with the focus areas of breast health and the well-being of underserved women.
3. Also, grants to eligible researchers affiliated with nonprofit institutions to find treatments/cures for cancer. Funding is for projects to find new treatments or cures. Applicants are to be post-doctoral researchers. Priority will be for researchers who are new to the field of cancer research, or to established research investigators examining new approaches to cancer cures.
4. Grants to individuals for pediatric cancer research projects. Also, funding supports scientists, researchers, professors, and doctors conducting research projects on pediatric, adolescent, or young adult rhabdomyosarcoma.
5. Lastly, grants of up to $50,000 to investigators affiliated with a research institution to improve the quality of life for cancer patients and survivors. Priority is for projects that involve both non-clinical and clinical scientists.

We hope one of these grants will help you and your community in your cancer prevention efforts!

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