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U-M Study Needs Volunteers
Sinai Hospital Guild
Sinai Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
ALAN HITSKY ASSOCIATE EDITOR
co-investigator on the clincial trials of the Hopkins test.
Johns Hopkins colorectal
"There are two things we need
cancer team, now on the to know," Dr.Gruber said. 'What's
acuity of the University of the risk in the Jewish communi-
Michigan Medical Center, is seek- ty and how can we intervene?"
ing 1,000 volunteers of Ashkenazi
He said U-M will try to deter-
Jewish background to be part of mine the most efficient way to test
local clinical trials.
for colorectal cancer, find out the
Dr. Stephen B. Gruber said U- relative risk and how it will
M is planning a se-
change what people
ries of informational
will do about testing
meetings in the De-
and insurance, and
troit and Ann Arbor
study chemothera-
areas, starting in a
py for prevention.
month, to explain
Most of the trials
the Johns Hopkins
will be at no cost to
findings and recruit
the volunteers, Dr.
volunteers. He ex-
Gruber said. To
pects the meetings
screen blood sam-
to be held at the
ples at Hopkins
area Jewish com-
costs $200 and the
munity centers.
required genetic
We are looking
counseling can be in
for names now," Dr.
the $100 range.
Gruber said We al-
The U-M study is
ready have taken
seeking Jews of
100 calls" in the first Dr. Stephen Gru ber: Conducting Askenazi (European)
four days after the clinical trials at U-M.
background who
Aug. 25 announce-
have had, or who
ment of Johns Hopkins' findings. have relatives who have had, col-
Dr. Gruber, an assistant pro- orectal cancer. The study will have
fessor of internal medicine and epi- an advisory panel that includes
demiology who is not Jewish, Nina Cohan of Ann Arbor and
came to U-M three months ago af- Rabbi Robert Levy of Ann Arbor's
ter completing post-doctoral train- Temple Beth Emeth.
ing with the Hopkins' team.
For more information on the lo-
Because he was one of two epi- cal trials, call the U-M Cancer An-
demiolgists on the original team,
swerLine, (800) 865-1125. ❑
U-M may be conducting the only
present
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September 1997
Tay Sachs is a rare genetic disease that a baby inherits from both
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and death in early childhood. There is no cure for the disease. Most
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You should be tested if you are a male or female over age 17, of
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