National R&D Program for Cancer Control
Initiated in 1996 as part of the 10-year Plan for Cancer Control, the National R&D Program for Cancer Control (NRDPCC) has been supporting a wide range of research projects conducted by industry, cademia and research institutes. The NRDPCC focuses on identifying cancer etiology, developing novel prevention, diagnosis and treatment methods for common cancers in Korea, finding more efficient ways to improve quality of life of cancer patients and their families, and conducting policy researches to enhance the quality of cancer registration and statistics.This initiative has made a great contribution towards enhancing the Korean cancer scientists' R&D capabilities, thereby expanding Korean cancer community's scientific horizon.
The National Cancer Control Planning Board, one of the NCC's internal organizations, plans, implements and evaluates the initiative as the program's funding agency.
Research topics by field
- Studies on the causes and mechanisms
of common cancers in Korea - Cancer etiology
- Cancer metastasis and progression
- Tumor immunology
- Functions of tumor suppressors
- Development of cancer diagnostic technologies
- Diagnosis of precancerous lesions
- Discovery of new tumor markers
- Development of new diagnostic technologies using novel targets or tools
- Studies on the movement, storage and reproduction of diagnostic media
- Devlopment of cancer therapeutic technologies
- Studies on surgical-, rediological
- chemo-therapeutics
- Discovery of anticancer drug candidates
- Bone marrow transplantation
- Molecular/cellular therapeutics for cancer
- Studies on alternative medicine for cancer
- Multi-institutional clinical trials for cancers
- Studies on cancer prevention
and control - Intervention studies on the risk factors to be targeted for cancer prevention
- Studies on cancer education, awareness, and information
- Studies on improving of life for cancer patients and palliative care
- Stuidies on cancer control policies
Implementation Procedure
R&D Budget & Number of Projects by Year
