Will Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Provide Biological Samples for Research Purposes?

Shelley A Harris, Beatrice A Boucher and Michelle Cotterchio

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 6, 1-8

Abstract: Background: Little is known about the response rates for biological sample donation and attitudes towards control recruitment, especially in younger women. The goals of this pilot study were to determine in women recently diagnosed with breast cancer, the proportion of cases willing to provide biological samples and for purposes of control recruitment, contact information for friends or colleagues. Methods: A population-based sample of breast cancer cases (n = 417, 25-74 years) was recruited from the Ontario Cancer Registry in 2010 and self-administered questionnaires were completed to determine willingness to provide samples (spot or 24-hr urine, saliva, blood) and contact information for friends/colleagues for control recruitment. Using Χ2 analyses of contingency tables we evaluated if these proportions varied by age group (

Date: 2015
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