Cancer Epidemiology
The Kentucky Cancer Registry provides a statewide laboratory for epidemiological investigations. In 2000, the Kentucky Cancer Registry was selected as one of four expansion registries to become part of NCIs Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program.
The SEER registries are considered to be among the most accurate and complete population-based cancer registries in the world and the funding from the SEER program has allowed the Kentucky Cancer Registry to further expand its quality control and gather complete follow-up information. The Kentucky Cancer Program maintains an established network providing ideal opportunities for population-based research.
Regional staff provide a link between the University and the community, providing researchers an opportunity to easily access study participants from across the state. Ongoing epidemiological studies include the Western Louisville metropolitan area with a higher percentage of African American residents and environmental health issues related to presence of a large chemical manufacturing base, and Paducah, Kentucky which is the site of a uranium gaseous diffusion plant. Much of the research has been "molecular epidemiology" that incorporates exposure and genetic susceptibility biomarkers into cancer risk assessments. Increasingly, the cancer epidemiology research also incorporates behavioral measures.
Cancer Epidemiology
The Kentucky Cancer Registry provides a statewide laboratory for epidemiological investigations. In 2000, the Kentucky Cancer Registry was selected as one of four expansion registries to become part of NCIs Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program.
The SEER registries are considered to be among the most accurate and complete population-based cancer registries in the world and the funding from the SEER program has allowed the Kentucky Cancer Registry to further expand its quality control and gather complete follow-up information. The Kentucky Cancer Program maintains an established network providing ideal opportunities for population-based research.
Regional staff provide a link between the University and the community, providing researchers an opportunity to easily access study participants from across the state. Ongoing epidemiological studies include the Western Louisville metropolitan area with a higher percentage of African American residents and environmental health issues related to presence of a large chemical manufacturing base, and Paducah, Kentucky which is the site of a uranium gaseous diffusion plant. Much of the research has been "molecular epidemiology" that incorporates exposure and genetic susceptibility biomarkers into cancer risk assessments. Increasingly, the cancer epidemiology research also incorporates behavioral measures.