Florida launches groundbreaking study to understand prostate cancer in black men

NCT ID NCT03232411

Summary

This study aimed to create a first-of-its-kind collection of health information and biological samples from African American men in Florida diagnosed with prostate cancer. Researchers enrolled 592 participants to build this resource, which will help scientists study the disease in this population. A key goal was to investigate whether smoking makes prostate cancer more aggressive by analyzing genetic and other biological markers.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

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