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Transcript: Interview: Dr. Dale Sandler discusses the Sister Study, which will involve 50,000 sisters of women with breast cancer
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- October 22, 2004
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IRA FLATOW
Talk of the Nation Science Friday (NPR)
10-22-2004
Interview: Dr. Dale Sandler discusses the Sister Study, which will involve 50,000 sisters of women with breast cancer
Host: IRA FLATOW
Time: 3:00-4:00 PM
IRA FLATOW, host:
This is TALK OF THE NATION/SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow.
A bit later, we'll have a genetics update, talk about the Human Genome Project. But first, a new breast cancer study began this week. The study is the Sister Study, and it includes 50,000 sisters of women diagnosed with breast cancer. It's conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; that's at the NIH. It's the largest long-term study of its kind, and it's hoped that by ...