Our business is all about advancing life science diagnostic and therapeutic solutions for patients, so when I learned about the Cancer Prevention Study-3 from a client, I made the personal decision to volunteer for the study which is enrolling next week. I thought to myself, “this would be a great way for me to contribute to research and walk in the shoes of the thousands of research volunteers that our company protects each day.”
I also look forward to seeing how a powerhouse not-for-profit like the American Cancer Society manages the volunteers of such a huge multi-center trial. Now, as next week approaches, I have to confess that my calendar is filling up, and I am struggling to block off the few hours it will take to fill out surveys, donate a small amount of blood, and, of course consent as a human subject volunteer.
This will be my first research study, and I hope to encourage many of you to take the time to enroll. I ask that each of you who follow us, look to volunteer either for this study, a CPS-3 in a city near you, or in other ways to help us all fight the battle against cancer. Stay tuned…I’ll let you know more about the experience later. Learn more at the American Cancer Society website here.