Abstract
Abstract Objectives: The Puerto Rico Biobank (PRBB) is a tissue biorepository that collects biospecimens and associated data for cancer research investigations. One of its purposes is to acquire and provide data regarding cancers within the the Hispanic/Latino and Puerto Rican population not otherwise available. Herein we report on data from a self-administered questionnaire providing insight into factors associated with cancer in this unique patient population. Procedures: A questionnaire is administered to all PRBB subjects in Spanish at the time of consent. It is divided into sections including but not limited to demographics, clinical history, family history, nutrition, physical activity, cancer risk factors, and psychological wellness. Data was obtained from the PRBB questionnaire administered from 2009 to 2019. We analyzed the PRBB questionnaire by comparing questionnaire responses from: overall population that completed a questionnaire, those represented by biobank tissue, and by stratifying population into cancer participants and non-cancer participants. Results: Among the 1,710 patients that completed the PRBB questionnaires 60% were female, 61% white, 92% Hispanic/Latino, and 41% reported having an education level of 12th grade or lower. In the domain of cancer personal history, 70% of the PRBB consented cancer participants were diagnosed with either breast, prostate, colon, lung, or uterine cancers. The average age of PRBB non-cancer participants was less than the average age of the cancer participants (45.8 vs 61.2, respectively). Of the cancer participants, 76% were more likely to have a family member have cancer than the non-cancer participants (65%). Conclusion: Analysis of self-reported data collected through a self-administered questionnaire provides insights into the unique demographic, lifestyle, and family history of this Hispanic/Latino population. The most diagnosed cancer types of the respondents are consistent with the top 3 and 4 newly diagnosed cancers in Puerto Rico for men and women, respectively. The information from this analysis will support future investigations on cancer health disparities related to this minority cancer population. Citation Format: Allison Bahr, Edna Gordián, Jaileene Pérez-Morales, José Oliveras, Teresita Muñoz-Antonia, Idhaliz Flores, W. Douglas Cress. Initial description and analysis of study participants of the Puerto Rico Biobank from 2009 to 2019 [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2022 Sep 16-19; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2022;31(1 Suppl):Abstract nr C100.
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