ABC Moving Towards Health: New funding from the Gandel Foundation to study physical activity

The third wave of follow-up is due to start next year. A key element involves participants wearing a wrist-worn accelerometer (like a fitness band) to measure movement across the 24-hour day. Data collected will help to provide insights into the role that sleep, sitting and physical activity play in the development of cancer.

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World-class storage of your biological samples

Biological samples provided by ABC Study participants are managed by the Precision Medicine team at Biobanking Victoria. Throughout the study, participants have provided saliva, poo and blood samples.

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Research participation and genetic risk information

Researchers do not usually return genetic results to research participants, but there is an ethical duty to offer to do this when the genetic information is relevant to the participant’s health. In this article, we explain the ethical responsibility of research studies to return clinically actionable genetic results to study participants.

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Paid Focus Groups - Seeking opinions on giving research participants their genetic risk information for cancer

A research project run by The University of Melbourne is seeking research participants to take part in online focus groups to share their views on the process of returning genetic risk information for cancer from research. The focus groups are expected to take 60 to 90 minutes and participants will receive a $75 voucher for participating. The researchers are looking for research participants from all backgrounds and experiences.

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Enhancing the security of your data

In our continuous effort to ensure the highest level of security for our users, we are excited to announce we will soon be introducing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to ABC Study website. This new security feature adds an extra layer of protection to your account, making it significantly more difficult for unauthorised individuals to gain access to your data.

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Updating Contact Details

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