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research Cancer Prevention Studies: research today for a cancer-free tomorrow An opportunity to participate in actual ACS cancer research is coming to Michigan and Indiana. From 2006 to 2011, the American Cancer Society is planning to enroll 500,000 adults in a special research project called Cancer Prevention Study 3 (CPS-3).
Within 3-4 months after enrolling, participants will receive a baseline survey that will take about 45-60 minutes to complete. Follow-up questionnaires will be sent every few years over at least 20 years. For the first time in more than 50 years of conducting these kinds of studies, the Society is making it possible for participants to complete their baseline and follow-up questionnaires online. All information provided is kept completely confidential. The American Cancer Society began conducting large-scale behavioral studies in the 1950s. Large groups of individuals are recruited and then followed over time to assess their health outcomes and determine how those outcomes are related to exposure data, such as lifestyle. The Hammond-Horn Study (1952-1955) was the first large prospective study to examine the effect of cigarette smoking on death rates from cancer and other diseases. It included 188,000 U.S. men and set the methodology for Cancer Prevention Studies (CPS). CPS-1 (1959-1972) surveyed approximately one million men and women in 25 states. It was designed to study a wide range of potential exposures, in addition to tobacco use, that may increase or decrease cancer risk. CPS-2 (1982-ongoing) was also designed to study a wide range of exposures that may affect cancer risk. It includes 1.2 million participants in 50 states who have been followed for over 20 years to determine causes of death. These studies have played a major role in cancer prevention with findings that have contributed to tobacco-related research and to the understanding of obesity, diet, physical activity, hormone use, air pollution, and various other exposures in relation to cancer and other diseases. The commitment of participants has been vital to the success of past studies. Participating in research studies allows people to contribute to a better understanding of how to prevent disease. For CPS-3, this means a once in a lifetime opportunity to contribute to knowledge that will reduce the burden of cancer for this and future generations. If you want to fight back against cancer by enrolling in CPS-3, there are six Relay For Life events in the Great Lakes Division that have been chosen as CPS-3 sites for 2008:
To learn more about CPS-3 or find out when CPS-3 is happening at a Relay near you, visit www.cancer.org/cps3. | |
Participants must be between the ages of 30 and 65, must never have been diagnosed with cancer, and must be willing to make a long-term commitment to the study, which simply means filling out follow-up surveys at their home periodically. To enroll in the study, individuals will be asked to complete a brief written survey, provide a waist measurement, and give a small blood sample at select Relay For Life enrollment sites.
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