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Current Projects
Project Title The Sister Study: A Study of the Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors For Breast Cancer
Researcher Dale P. Sandler, PhD, at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences / National Institutes of Health
Study Summary This research is looking at the environmental, lifestyle, and genetic factors that may make some women more likely to develop breast cancer. Sisters of women with breast cancer are being studied because sisters share some of the same genes and other characteristics. Much can be learned by comparing the life histories of those women who get cancer in the future and those who do not.
Who Can Participate? You can join the Sister Study if you match ALL of these categories:
You have NEVER had breast cancer
Your sister (living or deceased), related by blood, had breast cancer
You are a:
Latina, African American, Asian, Pacific Islander, or Native American woman between the ages of 35 - 74
OR
Caucasian woman between the ages of 65 - 74
OR
Caucasian woman between the ages of 35 – 64 and have less than a college degree
What Does Participation Involve? If you join the Sister Study, you will get a Sister Study Kit in the mail that contains study information, questionnaires, and materials to use when collecting urine, toenail clippings, and household dust samples.
You will be asked to have your blood drawn, by a professional, in your home or place of work. You will be asked to collect urine, toenail clippings, and house dust. You will be asked to answer the questionnaire that came in the kit. You will be asked to participate in a two-part phone interview. All activities can be done in English or Spanish. You will be asked to update the Sister Study.
Where? Anywhere in the United States or Puerto Rico
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