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B -- CONTINUATION OF AN ON-GOING CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF BREAST CANCER RISK AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN WOMEN. SOL R-5002-00-8-00 DUE 012698 POC Contact Contract Administrator, Karen Haltom, 870-543-7479, Contracting Officer, Marcia Park, 870-543-7405. Continuation of an on-going Case-Control Study of Breast Cancer Risk among African-American and Caucasian Women. The study runs concurrently with an NCI-funded case-control study of colon cancer at the University of Arkansas Medical Services. The UAMS will supply blood samples and interview data from women with breast cancer and age-matched controls. To ensure preservation of the study's integrity, it is the intention of the Government to negotiate on a sole-source basis with the University of Arkansas. See numbered Note 22.***** (0339)

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