How to resolve AdBlock issue? LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Residents of Lake County have an opportunity to participate in a historic study that has the potential to change the face of cancer for future generations.
Men and women between the ages of 30 and 65 who have never been diagnosed with cancer are needed to participate in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3).
The opportunity for local residents to enroll in CPS-3 will take place at the Lake County Relay for Life at Clear Lake High School on Saturday, May 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
CPS-3 is a grassroots effort where local communities from across the country can support cancer research not just through fundraising efforts, but also by participating actively in this historic research study.
CPS-3 will enroll a diverse population of up to half a million people across the United States and Puerto Rico.
Results from previous American Cancer Society long-term followup studies have demonstrated the link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer; the significant impact of being overweight or obese on risk of cancer occurrence and death; the impact of hormones, physical activity, diet, various medications and vitamins, and various other factors in relation to cancer risk; the impact of air pollution on cardiopulmonary conditions motivating the Environmental Protection Agency to propose more stringent limits on particulate air pollution; and the link between aspirin use and reduced risk of colon cancer.
Those studies also have shown the link between postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy and various gynecologic cancers (such as breast and ovarian cancer); the link between diabetes and cancers of the pancreas and colon; and the link between physical activity and lower risk of various cancers (including breast, colon and aggressive prostate cancer) .
Because the current study population – for CPS-II – is aging, the American Cancer Society must recruit a new study population for the next generation of research.
Also, the environment and individuals' lifestyles change over time. New follow-up studies like CPS-3 are needed to understand these changes.
The society's researchers will study CPS-3 members for the next 20 to 30 years. This younger study population will have environmental and lifestyle exposures that may be meaningfully different from previous study populations and will help further advance the understanding of the factors that cause or prevent cancer.
Finally, researchers improve their understanding of what causes cancer, CPS-3 will allow them to explore new and emerging hypotheses related to cancer.
For more information about CPS-3 and the selected enrollment locations please email
