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Barnabas Health and the American Cancer Society are seeking volunteers across the state to participate in a historic, nationwide Cancer Prevention Study (CPS-3) to help researchers better understand the genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors that cause or prevent cancer.

Men and women who are willing to volunteer to participate in the study must be between the ages of 30 and 65 and never have been diagnosed with cancer. The study will enroll a diverse population of 300,000 people across the United States. To enroll, individuals provide a waist measurement, give a small blood sample and complete a comprehensive survey online or at the enrollment site. Over the course of the study, participants will be asked to fill out follow-up surveys every few years.

Pre-registration is required.

Enrollment website:http://www.cps3barnabashealth.org, scroll down and select Community Medical Center and then select Schedule Appointment. Appointments are available at CMC on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 from 8 am to noon in the Auditorium.

For more information from the American Cancer Society, visit www.cancer.org/cps3 or email Betty.colbert@cancer.orgfor Community Medical Center -specific enrollment information.