THIS RESEARCH WILL EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF AN INNOVATIVE, NETWORKING APPROACH TO EXCHANGE OF CANCER RESEARCH INFORMATION NOT NORMALLY PUBLISHED (SUCH AS NEGATIVE RESULTS).

THIS RESEARCH WILL EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF AN INNOVATIVE, NETWORKING APPROACH TO EXCHANGE OF CANCER RESEARCH INFORMATION NOT NORMALLY PUBLISHED (SUCH AS NEGATIVE RESULTS). IT WILL DETERMINE WHETHER A BULLETIN TO WHICH READERS CONTRIBUTE SUCH ITEMS FOR PUBLICATION WILL, DURING AN INITIAL GRANT-SUPPORTED PERIOD OF FREE DISTRIBUTION, ATTRACT SUFFICIENT READERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION TO ALLOW THE PUBLICATION TO BECOME SELF-SUPPORTING. PHASE I OF THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE (1) ASSESSMENT OF THE PROBABLE LEVELS OF SUBSCRIPTION AND OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLANNED BULLETIN; (2) SOLICITATION OF SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES IN THE INTENDED CONTENT; (3) PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF 6 MONTHLY ISSUES OF THE BULLETIN; (4) EVALUATION OF THE RESULTS AND DECISION CONCERNING CONTINUATION TO PHASE II OF THE PROJECT. THE BULLETIN WOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: (1) CANCER RESEARCH ALERTS; (2) UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH RESULTS (CHIEFLY NEGATIVE RESULTS); (3) RESEARCH SUGGESTIONS AND QUESTIONS; (4) RESOURCES: REQUESTS AND OFFERS; (5) EDITOR'S CONTRIBUTIONS; (6) NETWORK FEEDBACK; AND (7) TEMPORARY POSITIONS. THE PROJECT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AT LEAST TWO OF THE OBJECTIVES OF NCI (AS STATED IN THE SBIR SOLICITATION): TO SERVE "AS THE NATIONAL FOCAL POINT FOR INFORMATION ... ON STUDIES RELATED TO CANCER TREATMENT AND FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH INFORMATION TO APPROPRIATE SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS"; AND TO CONDUCT "INFORMATION DISSEMINATION PROGRAMS TO EXPEDITE OPTIMAL USE OF NEW INFORMATION RELEVANT TO ...CANCER".