EDRI Federal Project Inventory:
51019-000 Follow up of DES Exposed Cohorts
Sponsor Organization: NIH/NCI
Project Title: 51019-000 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 1 992 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: DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
Contact: ELAINE C. LEE; BUILDING 31; 11A21, NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE,
NIH,BETHESDA, MD 20892-2590; 301- 496-5515; LEEE@OD.NCI.NIH.GOV
