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Title: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: Fizzie on January 10, 2017, 12:34:40 PM
G'day all

Just got this of another forum.

"Received an offer to join a landmark 50 thousand person Australian cancer study. Just supply a DNA sample.

https://www.abcstudy.com.au/ (https://www.abcstudy.com.au/)

Open to 40-74 yr olds who have never been diagnosed with cancer (non-melanoma skin cancer is acceptable).

They are VERY short of men, and generally finding it tough to get to the 50 thousand person mark I was told.

Also told me if they find any potentially worrisome traits in your DNA in the following years of data crunching they would contact you to see if you wanted to know what they found."

I'm more than happy to help with research so I've just signed up & starting the questionaires.

Hopefully, one day soon, this will help them make the break-through.
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: GBC on January 10, 2017, 04:38:01 PM
Done. Took a bit but worth it if not just for an honest look at how we live.
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: raider on January 10, 2017, 07:29:35 PM
Done - Hope they don't clone me with all the info I gave. 8)
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: alnjan on January 10, 2017, 07:29:48 PM
Done, see what happens now
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: listo on January 10, 2017, 07:54:18 PM
Shame they don't want a bit younger, I'd be in. I've had a lot cut out of me too.
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: Fizzie on January 11, 2017, 07:57:39 AM
Quote from: GBC on January 10, 2017, 04:38:01 PM
Done. Took a bit but worth it if not just for an honest look at how we live.

Yeah, when you go through & answer all those questions honestly, you do start to think about diet, booze, exercise & so on :-[
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: topcat on January 11, 2017, 11:56:54 AM
Registered, thanks to the OP for posting  :cheers:
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: duggie on January 11, 2017, 04:09:45 PM
I am in .
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: Bill on January 11, 2017, 06:50:57 PM
I'm in too...
Bill
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: OldPaj on January 11, 2017, 08:47:11 PM
Done and all questions answered as best I could.
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: GanG on January 11, 2017, 09:07:18 PM
Done
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: Bigsteve on January 12, 2017, 11:09:53 PM
Took a good 45 mins to compete.  Very thorough. To many people close to me been struck with the big C not to contribute. Thanks Fizzie for highlighting this.

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Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: speewa158 on January 13, 2017, 04:50:23 AM
lm in          :cheers:
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: Blueboy on January 13, 2017, 06:55:34 PM
another one here
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: mickyd t31 on January 19, 2017, 07:09:09 PM
Doneski
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: speewa158 on January 19, 2017, 07:27:19 PM
Well Done all above        :laugh: ;D :D    Enjoy                        :cheers:
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: alnjan on January 19, 2017, 08:50:21 PM
Received my letter and tape measure today.  The bride took it for her sewing kit.



Although I must say I know I need to lose some weight but 1.82cm tape measure was a bit large even for my girth. 
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: Madcap on January 24, 2017, 07:14:16 AM
Signed up and received the tape measure, any idea how long before the mouth swab kit comes?

Just curious.

Cheers
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: alnjan on February 02, 2017, 07:03:43 PM
mouth swab kit arrived earlier this week.  Not so much a swab kit bit a tube to dribble you saliva into.
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: Cruiser 105Tvan on February 02, 2017, 07:13:21 PM
So you just dribble into a tube, you don't harvest any cells off the lining of your cheek too?
Because that's what happens when you rub the big cotton wool bud around your mouth.
Title: Re: Volunteers needed for Cancer Study
Post by: alnjan on February 02, 2017, 08:27:21 PM
https://www.abcstudy.com.au/whats-involved/saliva-sample (https://www.abcstudy.com.au/whats-involved/saliva-sample)