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Recruitment of Minorities in the PLCO Trial

Principal Investigator

Name
Paul Pinsky

Institution
NCI, DCP, EDRG

Email
pinskyp@mail.nih.gov

About this CDAS Project

Study
PLCO (Learn more about this study)

Project ID
2006-0312

Initial CDAS Request Approval
Jul 1, 2006

Title
Recruitment of Minorities in the PLCO Trial

Summary
To characterized the recruitment and enrollment of ethnic/racial minorities in the PLCO trial.

Aims

The study will describe the special minority recruitment efforts undertaken by screening centers. It will analyze minority enrollment by screening center and compare these enrollments to the overall population of age-eligibles in the catchment areas of the centers. It will examine the demographic and medical history profiles of whites and minority groups in PLCO and compare these to national statistics for these groups.

Collaborators

Ed Gamito (University of Colorado)
John Gohagan (Division of Cancer Prevention)
Lois Lamerato (Henry Ford Health System)
Marvella Ford (Henry Ford Health System)
Pam Marcus (Division of Cancer Prevention)
Sally Tenorio (University of Colorado)
Sheryl Ogden (University of Colorado)
Vicki Jenkins (PHRI)

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