Edison Nursing Students Recruit for Cancer Prevention Study-3

Nancy Madden, Edison's Library Director, registers to
enroll in Cancer Prevention Study—3.

As part of a community-teaching project, nursing students at Edison Community College are helping to raise awareness for the upcoming Cancer Prevention Study–3 (CPS-3). To help support this initiative students held a kick-off event to inform the community about what the enrollment event aims to do. The event was held at the Piqua Campus on Thursday, October 3 and prizes were given to participants who were able to throw a football ten-yards into a target.

“It’s interesting to learn about all of the positive links that have been identified to cause cancer,” said Katie Niswonger, a nursing student at Edison. “The enrollment event is important for many reasons, one being patient education. It will help hospitals and patients recognize what’s causing cancer and, ultimately, teach them how to prevent the disease in the future.”

To better understand ways to prevent cancer, the American Cancer Society is recruiting at least 300,000 men and women across the US and Puerto Rico for a landmark new research study. Enrollment is being made possible in the Miami Valley throughout the month of October. Individuals may choose to participate if they are willing to make a long-term commitment to the study (which involves completing follow-up surveys periodically over the next 20-30 years), are between the ages of 30 and 65 years old and have never been diagnosed with cancer.

Enrollments are taking place throughout Miami County in October 2013. Edison Community College will host an enrollment event on October 22, 2013 from 3-7 p.m. in the North Hall Pavilion at the Piqua Campus. To enroll or learn more about the study please visit www.MiamiValleyCPS3.org or call 1.888.604.5888.

Other nursing students who participated in the informative community-teaching project included: Tabitha Brewer, Jessica Kennedy, Kayla Mason, and Cary Young.