Wanted: Breast-cancer research subjects
A research program that hopes to identify environmental and genetic causes of breast cancer is still looking for subjects as it works toward 50,000 women whose sisters have had breast cancer.
The Sister Study, which would be the largest such project ever, was launched in October 2004. Now, it has 41,000 subjects and continues to seek another 9,000 to fill out the study. Because only about 5,000 are ethnic minorities, the study is particularly interested in finding African American, Hispanic, Native American and Asian women to participate.
Women ages 35 to 74 are eligible if they live in the U.S. or Puerto Rico, have never been diagnosed with breast cancer themselves, and have a sister who has had breast cancer. Participants will be asked to provide samples of blood, urine, toenail clippings and house dust, but they will not be asked to take any medicine, visit a medical center or change their habits, diet or lifestyle.
For more information, visit Sister Study.
