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SUBMITTER: Joshu CE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5835193 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Joshu Corinne E CE Barber John R JR Coresh Josef J Couper David J DJ Mosley Thomas H TH Vitolins Mara Z MZ Butler Kenneth R KR Nelson Heather H HH Prizment Anna E AE Selvin Elizabeth E Tooze Janet A JA Visvanathan Kala K Folsom Aaron R AR Platz Elizabeth A EA
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 20171220 3
<b>Background:</b> We describe the expansion of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study into a cancer cohort. In 1987 to 1989, ARIC recruited 15,792 participants 45 to 64 years old to be sex (55% female), race (27% black), and geographically diverse. ARIC has exceptional data collected during 6 clinical visits and calls every 6 months, repeated biospecimens, and linkage to Medicare claims data.<b>Methods:</b> We established a Cancer Coordinating Center to implement infrastructure ac ...[more]