Maria K. Mitchell
The New York Cancer Project: Rationale, Organization, Design, and Baseline Characteristics
cancer second leading cause death new york city nearly 15000 deaths year urban setting new york city provides ready access large diverse populations racialethnic disparities cancer risk outcomes examined new cohort study undertaken several aims 1 provide database biorepository studies cancer etiology pathogenesis including host genetics 2 differentiate risk factors contribute racialethnic disparities cancer risk prevention control incidence mortality survival 3 provide timely data cancer risk preventive behaviors used mobilize evaluate public health programs scientists multiple institutions contributed protocol design implementation study instruments included demographics personal family history cancer risk prevention efforts end points include linkage registries medical record reviews using venuebased sampling quotas 18187 adults aged 30 years older recruited year undergo baseline questionnaire venipuncture contact information sample 39 male 37 older 50 years 58 white 20 african american 18 hispanic 9 asian terms family history cancer 21 reported mother 21 reported father 59 reported parents cancer 85 reported sibling cancer baseline 1231 participants reported prior cancer showing feasibility constructing cohort based new york city plans proceed additional recruitment analyses salient questions cancer