To qualify, you must be over the age of 18 and diagnosed with one of the cancer types mentioned above between the years of 1991 and 1996. Patients cannot have undergone any active treatment in the past 5 years. Patient confidentiality will be preserved. Familial Hematological Disorders October, 1999. This study looks at patients with a family history of Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, leukemia and multiple myeloma.
Familial diseases are rare.
In many cases it is not known whether there are genetic factors or environmental factor which influence the development of cancers in members of the same family. To determine patient eligibility for this study, the researchers will collect data in order to construct a family tree on each individual. They would also like to collect blood samples from affected family members as well as healthy family members. Molecular studies are underway in hopes of identifying a gene or genes involved in familial hematological cancers. Quality of Life Study of Female Cancer Survivors Diagnosed During Childbearing Years March, 1999.