Cancer Prevention Institute of California

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| name = Cancer Prevention institute of California
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| foundation = 1974
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| location_city = [[Fremont, California]]
| location_country = [[United States]]
| area_served = ALL of California
| num_employees = 120-140
| mission = To Prevent Cancer and to Reduce Its Burden Where It Cannot Yet Be Prevented
| slogan = Preventing Cancer. Promoting Life.
| homepage = [http://www.CPIC.org/ CPIC.org]
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'''The Cancer Prevention Institute of California''' (formerly known as [[Northern California Cancer Center]]), located in [[Fremont, California]], is a center for [[cancer research]], examining the incidence of [[cancer]] among general and specific groups of people at the local, state, and national level, and for the dissemination of [[cancer screening]] information.
CPIC studies help [[scientist]]s and [[United States Public Health Service|public health agencies]] understand when ethnic, racial, or other [[Demography|demographic-based]] variables result in health disparities wherein one group has a higher incidence of cancer compared to other groups of people. For example, CPIC research has demonstrated the higher incidence of [[colorectal cancer]] among certain Asian populations. The organization was also instrumental in identifying and understanding factors leading to the markedly higher incidence of [[breast cancer]] among women in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]'s [[Marin County, California]].
On February 17, 2010, Northern California Cancer Center changed its name to the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC).

== CPIC Scientists ==

CPIC typically has between twelve and fifteen doctoral level scientists working under the direction of a Chief Scientific Officer. Most of the organization’s scientists have degrees in epidemiology, demography, biostatistics, or public health. To support their research, they compete individually and collectively for major government awards, and for private sector research awards as these become available. The scientist designated as the study’s principal investigator assembles a team of experts, such as demographers or biostatisticians, who will conduct the investigation and when a grant or contract is awarded based on peer review, other study staff, such as field staff, are hired. When the study is completed, the results are disseminated, primarily by being published in [[Peer review|peer-reviewed]] scientific journals, such as [[Journal of the American Medical Association]]. CPIC scientists also hold faculty appointments at Stanford University’s School of Medicine.

== Mission ==
The mission of the Cancer Prevention Institute of California (CPIC) is "to prevent cancer and to reduce its burden where it cannot ''yet'' be prevented.", and the Institute states it has a commitment to:
<blockquote>
*"Having a responsive and entrepreneurial approach to the complex problems of understanding cancer
*Forming research partnerships with a variety of programs to provide additional opportunities for unique and innovative research
*Forming educational partnerships with a variety of programs to extend the reach and expertise of CPIC's education programs
*Maintaining a highly collegial environment
*Serving diverse populations"<ref>Mission - CPIC. Retrieved February 16, 2010, from http://www.cpic.org/site/c.skI0L6MKJpE/b.5730271/k.C604/Mission.htm</ref></blockquote>

== Major Collaborations ==

'''Stanford Cancer Center'''<br />
The CPIC recently formed a partnership with the Stanford Cancer Center at [[Stanford University Medical Center]] that played a role in the center’s recent designation as a [[NCI-designated Cancer Center]]. The CPIC contributes epidemiology, prevention and outreach programs to the partnership.<ref>National Cancer Institute: Cancer Centers Program. Retrieved June 11, 2008, from http://cancercenters.cancer.gov/cancer_centers/124435.html</ref>

'''Breast Cancer Family Registry'''<br />
The CPIC also collaborates in the Breast Cancer Family Registry, an international consortium established in 1995 by the National Cancer Institute. To date, over 15,000 breast cancer families from the US, Canada and Australia have been enrolled, including over 3,000 from the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], most of who are from racial/ethnic minority populations.<ref>Major research projects: The Northern California Family Registry for Breast Cancer. Retrieved February 16, 2010, from http://www.cpic.org/site/c.skI0L6MKJpE/b.5730431/k.4E3E/Major_Research_Projects.htm</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.CPIC.org Cancer Prevention Institute of California Official Website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/CPICal Cancer Prevention Institute of California YouTube Channel]
* [http://www.twitter.com/CPICal Cancer Prevention Institute of California Twitter Page]

[[Category:Organizations based in California]]
[[Category:Cancer organizations]]