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Research Projects:
Antioxidants & Health Study
Circadian Rhythms
Columbia's Cooking!
Diet Assessment
EASE Study
Evaluation
Gene-Diet Interactions
HPV & Adolescents
International Research in Cancer: Mumbai Cohort Study
NCI's Behavioral Change Consortium Nutrition Workshop
Palmetto Woman's Health Study
South Carolina Cancer Disparities Community
Network (SCCDCN)
Statistical Research
Antioxidants & Health Study
Inflammation is not just the swelling when you injure
your knee or get a deep scratch. Inflammation in your body over
many years can lead to cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. This
study is investigating whether a common supplement can lower
inflammation.
Antioxidants & Health Study Flyer
Point of Contact:
Brook Harmon, MS, RD
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Circadian Rhythms
This study will tests two hypotheses: 1)
circadian disruption is associated with colorectal polyp development,
and 2) melatonin administration prevents polyp recurrence.
Point of Contact:
Dr. James Burch
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Columbia's Cooking!
http://cpcp.asph.sc.edu/cooking
The focus of Columbia's Cooking! is on making
healthy living taste great. So much of our life revolves around
food and research is proving that what we eat impacts our health,
whether it is prevention or control of cancer, heart disease, diabetes,
or another chronic illness. However, for many people eating
equates to complicated menus with no taste, excitement, or enjoyment.
Columbia's Cooking is changing this perception through hands-on cooking
experiences aimed at showing healthy cooking tastes great and uses
ingredients found at your local store. All classes are
hands-on so participants know where every ingredient comes from, how
each one is used in the dishes created, and what the final creation
tastes like. Classes are offered throughout the year.
For more information, see the links below.
Point of Contact:
Brook Harmon, MS, RD
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Diet Assessment
http://cpcp.asph.sc.edu/diet
The Diet Assessment Research Unit (DARU) is a resource
that is available to researchers both within the USC community and at
other institutions to provide expertise in the design, collection,
processing and analysis of information on dietary habits and nutrient
intake. Diet is assessed for two main purposes: 1) in observational
studies to assess the role of diet in health; and 2) to evaluate the
effectiveness of intervention strategies in modifying diet. For the
former, we rely mainly on custom-designed food frequency questionnaires
(FFQ) that can focus on the overall diet or some subset of foods or
nutrients. The goal is often to capture information on usual diet. For
interventions, where the intent is to accurately measure current diet,
we may use a structured assessment instrument such as the FFQ, but more
commonly we will assess individual nutrient or food group intake using
the 24-hour recall interview (24HR).
Point of Contact: Tom Hurley,
MS
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EASE Study
Men and a partner of their choice took part in this
study to find out if eating vegetables, regular physical activity, and
reducing stress could help lower PSA levels in men with recurrent
prostate cancer. This study is now closed to new participants.
Point of Contact: Wendy McKenzie
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Evaluation
Our program evaluation efforts include developing
ways to better observe and evaluate community-based research.
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Gene-Diet Interactions
This study works with the South Carolina Cancer
Center Tissue Bank to study the role of vitamin D and how vitamin
D-related genes may affect breast cancer outcomes.
Point of Contact: Dr.
Susan Steck
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HPV & Adolescents
Adolescents and young women take part in this study
to find out what they know and need to know about HPV, a common sexually
transmitted infection linked to cervical cancer.
Point of Contact: Dr.
Heather Brandt
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International Research in Cancer
Most prominent among these is the Mumbai Cohort
Study, which is a follow-up study of tobacco, diet, and cancer in
160,000 Indians living in India's largest city.
Point of Contact: Dr.
James R. Hebert
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NCI's Behavioral Change Consortium Nutrition Workshop
The mission of this study is to find out the best
ways to measure what people eat. This information will be used
in diet-related studies.
Point of Contact:
Tom Hurley, MS
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Palmetto Woman's Health Study
This case-control study aims to investigate the
relationship between physical activity, diet, and adult weight history
and breast cancer.
Point of Contact:
Dr. Swann Adams
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South Carolina Cancer Disparities Community Network (SCCDCN)
http://sccdcn.sph.sc.edu/
The SCCDCN is a faith- and community-based participatory approach to
cancer prevention and control among African Americans to address cancer
disparities.
SCCDCN Pilot Projects:
Dash of Faith - With this pilot
project, we are developing a community-driven class in healthy
cooking for church cooks.
Resource Guide Development for Body & Soul -
This project seeks to develop a model for building
local connections to create a community resource directory to
help put into practice the Body & Soul program.
Evaluation of Mothers Eliminating Second Hand
Smoke (M.E.S.S.) - The goal of this study is to record the
success of the M.E.S.S. program in three African-American
churches in South Carolina and use lessons learned from the
pilot project to improve future applications of the program.
Point of Contact: Madeline
Broderick, Program Coordinator
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Statistical Research
Epidemiological and behavioral health-related
research studies are used to determine associations behind research
findings on cancer-related issues.
Point of Contact:
Tom Hurley, MS
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