The general aim of this project continues to be the establishment of a collaborative research project which provides theBranch with a resource whose priorities could easily be manipulated to rapidly evaluate hypotheses about environmental causes of cancer by analysis of information from pre-paid plans in existence many years and covering large groups of patients having particular cancers and comparable unaffected individuals. The main value of this resource is to provide a framework where emergent hypotheses can be evaluated relatively quickly. To some extent, the specific objectives of the next four years will depend upon the nature of these hypotheses as they emerge.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Division of Cancer Epidemiology And Genetics (NCI)
Type
Research and Development Contracts (N01)
Project #
N01CP041058-005
Application #
3629645
Study Section
Project Start
1984-09-30
Project End
1988-09-29
Budget Start
1987-02-24
Budget End
1988-09-29
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1987
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Oakland
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94612
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