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Recruiting for smokers study
Worldwide , lung cancer is still the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths . Cigarette smoking remains the primary risk factor for this disease . We have learned from the Multiethnic Cohort ( MEC ) Study that compared to Caucasians , Native Hawaiians have a 50 percent greater risk of developing lung cancer , and Japanese Americans have a 25 percent lower risk .
The objectives of this study are to identify lung cancer risk biomarkers and to improve our understanding of the mechanisms underlying ethnic / racial diferences associated with smoking . The identifcation of risk biomarkers can aid in the development of targeted lung cancer screening eforts and novel interventions within high risk populations .
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The study is currently recruiting 300 volunteers of Japanese , Caucasian or Hawaiian ancestry who are cigarette smokers and are 21 years of age or older . Participants are asked to complete a onetime study visit and will be compensated for their time and efort .
Study coordinator Leslie Welsh explains the smokers study to an interested kupuna at the Senior Fair .