1) Study re-initiation and liaison; 2) use of study materials (e.g., questionnaires ); 3) CATI interviewing; 4) other data collection (e;g., pathology records, death certificates); 5) data preparation; 6) data processing; 7) drawing buccal 'swish and spit' samples from selected members of the cohort in a non-clinical setting; 8) study monitoring; 9) quality control; 10) reporting/communicating recent research results to the cohort by direct mailings, website postings, and short articles in farm journals; 11) administering a 30-minute CATI questionnaire and achieve at least a 75 percent participation rate; 12) linking the AHS cohort to the State Cancer Registry and Vital Statistics Office mortality file and the National Death Index to determine cancer incidence and mortality from all causes; 13) collecting buccal samples from a selected fraction (Le., approximately 1,250 samples per Field Station) of the cohort and SUbsequently sending the buccal samples to a designated laboratory; and 14) conducting any of the 4 Option items (Le., a) additional buccal cell collection, b) collecting tumor tissue for selected cancers, c) performing limited disease validation activities, and d) conducting add-on studies), if funded.
