The Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center is looking for healthy women who are willing to donate a small bit of breast tissue on Saturday, August 7. The Center is looking for about 30 donors and this event is a great opportunity to contribute to breast cancer research. You can bring a friend or family member with you to share the experience.
Interested donors should contact the Komen Tissue Bank at komentb@iupui.edu or via phone at 317- 274-4051. Thanks for your attention to this request.
To Participate
Individuals Must:
- Be female 18 yrs or older
- Have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign an informed consent.( No signs of dementia or any psychiatric conditions that would not allow the understanding or rendering of informed consent)
- Be willing to give one hour of your time to complete a questionnaire and a breast biopsy
- Not be allergic to local anesthetics (numbing medicine)
- Not be receiving a therapeutic blood thinner (This does not include aspirin.)
- Not have breast implants or have had a breast reduction
Benefits of participating
There will be no immediate, direct medical benefit to you or subjects who currently have breast cancer. We hope the information learned from this study will benefit subjects with breast cancer in the future.
Everyone who is interested in donating their tissue needs to schedule an appointment so that we can be prepared for the number of donors in advance.
Please feel free to contact the Komen Tissue Bank at komentb@iupui.edu or via phone at 317- 274-4051.
About the Tissue Bank
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank was created in response to a need by scientists carrying out breast cancer research: understanding what is abnormal in breast cancer is slowed down by our lack of knowledge about what is normal. By collecting tissue from women with and without breast cancer, or with a variety of benign breast conditions, scientists will be able to determine differences which ultimately could lead to a better understanding of the breast cancer process.
The most valuable specimens are healthy breast tissue. This tissue is obtained with a breast biopsy. A sample of tissue is taken from one breast. This is done with a needle and local anesthesia (medicine to numb the skin of breast where the tissue sample is taken) is given. The amount of tissue taken during the procedure is about one gram; the size of 2 peas.