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Landmark PLCO Cancer Screening Trial Leaves Legacy Through Data
Since the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) was launched more than 30 years ago, the rich resource of PLCO data and biospecimens has resulted in more than 1,300 peer-reviewed publications and scientific advances far beyond the aims of the original trial.
Read the Cancer Prevention Science Blog.
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Uncovering Hormone Mediated Mechanisms of Sex Differences in Cancer
Wednesday, June 11
Noon – 1:00 p.m. ET
Advance registration required
Amy Moran, Ph.D., from the Oregon Health & Science University, will present “Uncovering Hormone Mediated Mechanisms of Sex Differences in Cancer.” Dr. Moran earned her Ph.D. in Microbiology, Cancer Biology and Immunology from the University of Minnesota where she developed the Nur77GFP mouse.
Her research focuses on how androgens regulate immunobiology. She partners with clinicians and computational biologists, training graduate students and postdocs within her laboratory with an overall goal of moving benchtop discoveries back into the clinic for the care of patients with cancer.
Lynch Syndrome: A Case for Cancer Prevention
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Wednesday, June 11
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Advance registration required
Nina Bhardwaj, M.D., Ph.D., director of immunotherapy and medical director of the Vaccine and Cell Therapy Core facility at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will give a talk on Lynch syndrome as part of the NCI DCP Immunology Interest Group Seminar Series.
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DCP Early Career Scientist Spotlight Research Seminar Series
Join us for two upcoming talks from early career scientists who are advancing research in areas supported by DCP.
Monday, June 16
11:00 a.m. – Noon ET
Advance registration required
Mary Luz Rol, Ph.D., scientist at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), will give a talk on “Advancing AI-Driven Systems for Cervical Cancer Screening, Triage, and Treatment.”
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Thursday, July 10
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Advance registration required
Mina Sedrak, M.D., M.S., from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, will present “Targeting Aging Biology to Optimize the Long-Term Health of Cancer Survivors.”
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Learn more about the seminar series and upcoming talks.
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NCI PREVENT Cancer Program – Research Support Opportunity in Cancer Prevention & Interception
The Cancer Prevention Research Conference 2025
Tuesday, June 25 – Friday, June 27
London, UK
Advance registration required
Join researchers from around the world at the Cancer Prevention Research Conference to discuss big questions facing cancer prevention with the brightest minds in prevention research.
Nominations Being Accepted for the DCP Early Career Scientist Opportunity
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The NCI Division of Cancer Prevention Early Career Scientist Opportunity highlights early career scientists who are advancing research within the areas supported by DCP.
Selected nominees are invited to present their research in the Early Career Scientist Spotlight Seminar Series and will have the opportunity to meet with staff involved in cancer prevention research across DCP and NCI.
The deadline for nominations is July 31, 2025.
Learn more about this opportunity.
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