EARLY DETECTION RESEARCH-PROGRAM AT THE NCI

The Early Detection Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Institute, has created a program called The Early Det ection Research Network (EDRN). EDRN's mission is to support translati onal research leading to early detection of cancer. The objectives are to (i) establish a network of institutions with the facilities, resou rces, personnel and interest to undertake biomarker research in early cancer detection; (ii) advance the understanding of the molecular basi s of tumorigenesis in relation to screening, early detection and risk assessment; (iii) identify potential biomarkers that can be used as ou tcome measures or as intermediate end-points for cancer screening stud ies and (iv) respond to late-breaking developments in the field of bio markers in a timely fashion. This program has the singular purpose of studying biologic, molecular and genetic markers relevant to the early detection of prostate, colorectal, lung, head and neck, bladder and b reast cancers. (C) 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.