The American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Studies: Study Overview and Collaborative Opportunities

Date and Time
Location
Online
Presenters
Alpa Patel
Research Themes

The Penn State Cancer Institute is hosting a special seminar by Dr. Alpa Patel. Dr. Patel is the Senior VP of Population Science at the American Cancer Society and the lead investigator of the ACS's Cancer Prevention Studies, two very large cohort studies with substantial data and samples already collected.  Dr. Patel will be presenting on American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Studies—what they are, what data and samples are available and how researchers can access the data and samples for our their research. Researchers who are doing cancer population research, or are considering doing cancer research are strongly encouraged to attend. This is a fantastic resource to be aware of that can be used to answer many questions relating to cancer risk and outcomes—including geospatial data and blood samples that could be measured for some exposures.