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About The Study | Who Is Eligible | What Will Happen | Costs And Compensation |
How Can I Participate | Questions
The Harvard School of Public Health invites you to participate in a study of Bronchioloalveolar Cell Carcinoma (BAC) of the Lung. Recent research studies have observed an increase of the BAC cell type within adenocarcinoma, currently the most widespread lung cancer subtype. BAC has unique features, such as involvement of both lungs, comparatively slow course, and increasing incidence over the past 20 years. Although changes in cigarette types and in smoking patterns may explain some of the shifts in the major subtypes, they do not appear to account for the apparent increase in BAC—a type that appears in non-smokers as well.
Although lung cancer is heavily studied, we know very little about BAC. This research study will help us to understand the epidemiology of BAC, how we might develop ways of preventing it, and also about its molecular characteristics in order to help develop more effective treatments.
**We have reached our recruitment target and are now finishing analyses of de-identified data. No publications to date.**
Who is Eligible?If you are over 18 years of age and have confirmed lung cancer that has been described as either BAC or adenocarcinoma, you may qualify for this study. BAC patients of all ethnicities and genders are invited to participate. We will screen any individuals who believe that their their physicians have used the terms “bronchoalveolar,” “BAC,” “bronchioloalveolar lung cancer,” or some variation of these terms, to describe their lung cancer. In addition we will screen patients with lungs cancers that have been identified primarily as adenocarcinomas, if the description in the pathology report describes some component of BAC. Please note that adenocarcinomas that do not have any component of BAC will not qualify for this study.
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What Will Happen?
Your participation in this study involves three parts:
1. Completing a questionnaire about your diet, medical history, and the history of your work and living environments.
2. Obtaining a small sample (two tablespoons) of your blood, which will be sent to Harvard for analysis.
3. Giving permission for us to review your medical records and to obtain a sample of your lung tissue from your hospital or clinic. This sample will also be sent to Harvard for analysis. Please note that you DO NOT need to provide a new sample of the tumor for this study. For our research, we will use tissue obtained from previous procedures and surgeries you may have had.
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Please be assured that you will not be charged for any part of this study, including analysis of your tissue sample. We will cover all postage expenses for your consent form, and for the shipment of your samples, questionnaires, and consent medical authorization release form.
You will be paid $25 for your participation in this study.
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How Can I Participate?
**We have reached our recruitment target and are now finishing analyses of de-identified data. No publications to date.**
If you are interested in participating in this study, please click here to download the consent form.
The consent form is in PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader program to open the file, click here to get it. We recommend using Internet Explorer 6.0 or Netscape Version 7.2 for this step. If you do not have these browsers, or if you have any problems with the consent form link, please contact Starr Sumpter at ssumpter@hsph.harvard.edu or 617-432-1261 to receive a consent form via email or regular mail.
Please send completed consent form to:
Occupational Health Program
Attn: Starr Sumpter
Harvard School of Public Health
665 Huntington Ave
Building 1, Room 1402
Boston, MA 02115-9811
You will be enrolled in the study when we have received your signed consent form. At that time, we will send you the questionnaire and instructions for obtaining your tissue sample from your hospital or clinic. When we receive your tissue samples, we will send you a check in the amount of $25.
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If you have any questions about this study, please contact Starr Sumpter at (617)432-1261, or by e-mail at ssumpter@hsph.harvard.edu.
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