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Breast cancer survivors find hope in each other at Hope Lodge

Skating to make strides against breast cancer

Michigan Cancer Consortium: Spirit of Collaboration Award

Central Indiana Service Center enrolls CPS-3 volunteers in November

Patty Avery: State Lead Ambassador of the Year
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Great American Smokeout Quiz

We have a winner! VOICES photo contest

VOICES in the kitchen

Central Indiana Service Center enrolls CPS-3 volunteers in November
The American Cancer Society is looking to Central Indiana residents to play a direct role in improving the lives of future generations by participating in a historic study. The Society will be signing up volunteers for its Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) at the American Cancer Society Central Indiana Area Service Center this November.

The study, which will enroll a diverse population of half a million people across the United States, will help researchers better understand the lifestyle, environmental, and genetic factors that cause or prevent cancer, and will further efforts to eliminate cancer as a major health concern for future generations.

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 survey packet, provide a waist measurement, and give a small blood sample at the enrollment site. The initial enrollment will take approximately 60 to 90 minutes.
 
“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Americans to participate in lifesaving cancer research,” said Tanya Husain, American Cancer Society, executive director of the Central Indiana Area Service Center. “While the American Cancer Society has been conducting these types of studies for decades, our world-class research department can only study new and emerging cancer risks if members of the community are willing to become involved.”

“Participating in the CPS-3 is an opportunity to fight back against this dreaded disease,” said Linda Wilgus, American Cancer Society CPS-3 Volunteer. “The valuable research collected today will help American Cancer Society researchers understand the causes of, and ultimately determine ways to prevent cancer and save more lives.”

Researchers will use the data from CPS-3 to build on evidence from a series of American Cancer Society studies that began in the 1950s and involved hundreds of thousands of volunteer participants. The Hammond-Horn Study and previous Cancer Prevention Studies (CPS-I, and CPS-II) have played a major role in understanding cancer prevention and risk, and have contributed significantly to the scientific literature and to the development of public health guidelines and recommendations. Those studies confirmed the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer, showed that obesity increases the risk of several cancers, and linked aspirin use to a lower death rate from colon cancer. The current study, CPS-II, began in 1982 and is still ongoing. But changes in lifestyle and in the understanding of cancer in the more than two decades since its launch make it important to begin a new cohort.

Enrollment will take place from November 10-21 at the American Cancer Society Central Indiana Area Service Center, located at 5635 W. 96th St., Suite 100 Indianapolis, IN 46278. To schedule an appointment, call 1-877-217-4138.

For more information or to learn how to become involved with CPS-3, visit www.cancer.org/cps3, e-mail cps3@cancer.org, or call toll-free 1-877-217-4138.