Cancer Research

Cancer Treatment Clinical Trials

Palmetto Health patients should discuss with their physician whether a clinical trial is the best choice of cancer treatment for them.

• Medical oncologists at South Carolina Oncology Associates are involved in clinical trials through the Sarah Cannon Research Institute.
• The American Cancer Society provides a free cancer clinical trial matching service to people looking for cancer clinical trials. This service is a collaboration with the Coalition of Cancer Cooperative Groups, an organization that helps ensure all cancer patients have access to cancer clinical trials.

Cancer Research at the University of South Carolina

Center for Colon Cancer Research

The Center for Colon Cancer Research (CCCR) was established in 2002 by the National Institutes of Health Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant totaling $11 million dollars over five years. The CCCR applied for a competitive renewal and in August 2007 was awarded $10.7 million over five years through 2012. The COBRE grant was provided for the purpose of providing new investigators with the guidance, financial support and front-line research technologies they need to make the break through discoveries that will lead to improved methods for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of colorectal cancer. For more information about the Center for Colon Cancer Research go to: http://www.palmettohealth.org/www.cccr.sc.edu 

Cancer Prevention and Control Program  

James R. Hébert, MSPH, DSc Health Sciences Distinguished Professor Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health Director of the SC Statewide Cancer Prevention and Control Program

The Cancer Prevention and Control Program works closely with individuals, organizations, and communities to encourage and make possible cancer prevention, early detection, and appropriate care for those diagnosed with cancer. One such project is the South Carolina Cancer Disparities Community Network which is funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as one of 25 Community Network Programs of the Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities. For more information about the Cancer Prevention and Control Program go to http://cpcp.sph.sc.edu/ and for more information about the South Carolina Cancer Disparities Network go to http://sccdcn.sph.sc.edu/ 

Partnership to Eliminate Health Disparities

Sandra Glover, PhD, Professor Associate Dean for Health Disparities and Social Justice Associate Director, SC Rural Health Research Center Director, Institute for Partnerships to Eliminate Health Discparities University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health