Multiethnic Cohort Quality Control Study

Multiethnic Cohort Quality Control Study

Help us create a world where cancer no longer exists

The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center is looking for volunteers to be part of quality control groups for a study that seeks to identify risk and protective factors of cancer.  Each individual who volunteers makes a difference by helping scientists better understand the mystery of this disease.  Your contribution of a small blood and urine sample is a gift of hope to our community and to future generations.

What we need:

  • A small blood sample (3 tablespoons)
  • An overnight urine sample
  • About 20 minutes of your time

This multiethnic, Hawaiʻi-California study is the largest of its type in the United States.

Anyone interested or wanting more information, please contact the study at (808) 564-5990 or cohort@cc.hawaii.edu.

ELIGIBILITY:

  • Volunteers must be Caucasian, Japanese or Hawaiian background
  • Males age 40-90
  • In good health and weigh more than 110 pounds
  • Females age 50-90 (post-menopausal and not on hormone treatment).

BENEFITS:

  • $30 gift card
  • Satisfaction from your contribution to Cancer Research