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| Another visit to Lifelabs for me! |
In the last five years I've had so many blood tests that I've lost count. Luckily, I'm not at all needle phobic (also part of the reason I have about six hours of time logged in the tattoo chair) but for a relatively healthy person, you might wonder why in the world I've had so much testing. Quite a lot of the needles were because of regular prenatal testing, but for a few of them I went out of my way to get poked.
Why am I rolling up my sleeves yet again? Research. Though I've never been interested enough to actually pursue a career in the sciences, I love reading about new research projects. It's amazing how far scientific research has brought us in the last few hundred years. Besides the brilliant work of the scientists & lab technicians, there were also a lot of people who contributed to that work by donating samples for research.
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| Rolling up my sleeve for cancer research |
The way I get to help out with current research is to share studies that are still looking for participants here in social media land, but also to participate as a 'guinea pig' myself. The latest one that I've joined is called the BC Generations Project. It's the BC segment of a larger Canada-wide study looking at the causes of cancer & other diseases. The BC Generations Project is looking for up to 40,000 people aged 35-69 to help by filling out a survey online (or by paper via snailmail if you're still into that) on lifestyle & health, then eventually donating a little blood & urine at a community lab near their home.
Once they have the samples, the aim is to follow the participants long-term to discover how environment, lifestyle & genes contribute to disease. If you are interested & eligible to join the study, they do need more people to fill out the questionnaires & roll up their sleeves.
For more information, please visit the BC Generations Project website, like their Facebook page &/or follow @BCGenProj on Twitter.
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I thought you might join too!
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