How Can You Contribute to the Improvement of Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention?

Latinos, you may not know how important it is for cancer researchers to have racial/ethnic biospecimens. Increasing the number of Latino biospecimens—or samples of biological material, such as blood, urine, saliva, tissue, tumors, etc.—will be critical to accelerating our understanding of the molecular basis of cancer and creating a more accurate genome in many types of cancers that disproportionately affect Latinos. This, in turn, will lead to the development of better diagnostic tools; and ultimately, to improve our ability to diagnose, treat and prevent cancer among all people. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) is a joint effort between the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). TCGA uses an integrated approach of connecting ...