Program Leaders: Christine Ambrosone, PhD and James R. Marshall, PhD

Contact Person:

Cancer Prevention & Population Sciences Tel: 716 845-8444 Fax: 716 845-8487 lynn.morrison@roswellpark.org

Click to read the Scientific Report 2007 Overview of this program.

Click here to view the 2007-08 Scientific Annual Report. 

Both files are PDF documents and require Adobe Acrobat to view.

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The Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Program, led by Christine Ambrosone, PhD and James Marshall, PhD, conducts research to understand and prevent cancer morbidity and mortality by identifying exposures and genetic factors that interact to affect cancer risk and prognosis, and by developing interventions for cancer prevention at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels.

Additional information about the sections of the Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Department is available by clicking here.

The Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences Research program has three primary research themes. These include:

• determine the roles of nutrition, obesity and chemopreventive agents in cancer etiology and prognosis;
• evaluate susceptibility, as operationalized by gene-enviironment interactions, in cancer etiology and prognosis
• design and test interventions that minimize the impact of tobacco use on disease risk

To facilitate program planning, multidisciplinary research working groups in epidemiology, biomarkers, tobacco control, lung and breast cancer have been formed to brainstorm ideas for research projects. In addition, the program sponsors a weekly seminar series to allow program members to interact and share research ideas.

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Program Members