Some cancer screening tests very clearly reduce the number of deaths from disease, such as Pap tests that have reduced deaths from cervical cancer. But many other tests are being routinely used to screen healthy people for cancer when there is insufficient evidence that they reduce the number of deaths from the disease. Men and women, ages 55 to 74, can participate in this clinical trial. Both groups will answer yearly questionnaires about their health. No medications are involved.
All screening tests are free.
To find these important answers, we need the help of Hawaii's residents. Men and women, ages 55 to 74. Lance Yokochi, M.D., is the principal investigator and Jamaal Martin is the coordinator for the Hawaii PLCO screening project.