EDRI Federal Project Inventory:
51017-000 Follow up of DES Exposed Cohorts
Sponsor Organization: NIH/NCI
Project Title: 51017-000 FOLLOW UP OF DES EXPOSED COHORTS
Project Focus: HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS
Description: The primary objective of this contract shall be to provide support
services for the Environmental EpidemiologyBranch (EEB), Epidemiology
& Biostatistics Program (EBP), Division of Cancer Etiology (DCE),
National CancerInstitute (NCI), by continuing the follow up of a
cohort of DES-exposed individuals for the estimation of long-
termcancer risk. In addition, specific sub-studies of non-cancer
endpoints, using the resource of the combined cohort., shallbe
designed and conducted. The recommendations of the 1992 NIH workshop
on DES shall be relied upon to formpriorities for specific studies. A
"Steering Committee" shall be formed to guide and coordinate future
research efforts inthe DES-exposed and comparison cohorts.
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Category: MEASUREMENTS
Subcategory: EXPOSURE DETERMINATIONS/FOLLOW UP
Keywords for Experimental System/Species: HUMAN, FIELD STUDY
Keywords for Experimental Endpoints: EXPOSURE MONITORING, CARCINOGENESIS
Chemical Agents: DES
Performing Institution: BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Contact: ELAINE C. LEE; BUILDING 31; 11A21, NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE,
NIH,BETHESDA, MD 20892-2590; 301- 496-5515; LEEE@OD.NCI.NIH.GOV
