Physical Activity And Weight Control Interventions Among Cancer Survivors: Effects On Biomarkers Of Prognosis And Survival (R21)

Physical Activity and Weight Control Interventions Among Cancer Survivors: Effects on Biomarkers of Prognosis and Survival (R21)

Agency: NIH

Purpose: This FOA encourages transdisciplinary and translational research that will identify the specific biological or bio behavioural pathways through which physical activity and/or weight control (either weight loss or avoidance of weight gain) may affect cancer prognosis and survival. Research applications should test the effects of physical activity, alone or in combination with weight control (either weight loss or avoidance of weight gain), on biomarkers of cancer prognosis among cancer survivors identified by previous animal or observational research on established biomarkers other than insulin/glucose metabolism, especially those obtained from tumour tissue sourced from repeat biopsies where available.

Deadline: every June 16, October 16 until September 8, 2018

Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-16-123.html