Overview
This study collects health and genetic information to implement cancer prevention and treatment strategies.
Description
This research will explore how genetics, diet, exercise, and jobs influence the risk of developing cancers that can be treated early. The goal is to find out if this knowledge can help doctors and health insurers improve their methods for preventing cancers that cannot be treated.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age and older, and,
- People participating in the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) A coordinated cancer screening research program in Bryan and Navasota Family Medicine Clinics and,
- People with COPD, liver disease, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) lesions, having had a colonoscopy or a low dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung scan or cervical exam in the last 12 months or scheduled for one, and,
- Able to give and comprehend the consent process, and,
- Able to consent to donate blood and urine samples, genetic material through buccal swabs for future research, and,
- Able to understand that their specimens, health record, and changes in health status will be followed for a five-year period and shared in deidentified form with the research community, and,
- All sexes and gender identities.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Declines to participate or interact with staff/share their medical status.
- A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or related dementias in a medical record indicates a progressive, debilitating condition that impairs memory, thought processes, and functioning Individuals who are unable or unwilling to provide consent will be excluded