The NCIC/CCS behavioral initiative. National Cancer Institute of Canada Canadian Cancer Society.

The NCIC's behavioral initiative is comprised of three pillars, each of which is designed to make an important independent contribution toward a reduction in cancer incidence, morbidity or mortality rates. It is also expected that the activities in one area will complement those in the other areas, thereby creating a synergistic effect. To determine if the objectives of the Centre for Behavioral Research and Program Evaluation (CBRPE) are being met, the NCIC has committed to an ongoing assessment of the CBRPE's performance, including an independent review of its scientific merit by a site visit conducted at the end of the second year of the CBRPE's operation. Thus, while the behavioral initiative represents a different type of investment by the NCIC, its contributions will be judged via a process that is central to all NCIC activities--the assessment of scientific merit by teams of persons recognized nationally and internationally for their expertise in social and behavioral research as it pertains to cancer.