Realizing Our Potential in Biobanking: Disease Advocacy Organizations Enliven Translational Research.

Biobanks are increasingly powerful tools used in translational research, and disease advocacy organizations (DAOs) are making their presence known as research drivers and partners. We examined DAO approaches to biobanking to inform how the enterprise of biobanking can grow and become even more impactful in human health. In this commentary, we outline overarching approaches from successful DAO biobanks.

Factors that influence mammography use among older American Indian and Alaska Native women.

Introduction: American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women have relatively high breast cancer mortality rates despite the availability of free or low-cost screening.

Purpose: This qualitative study explored issues that influence the participation of older AIAN women in mammography screening through tribally directed National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Programs (NBCCEDPs).

Methods: We interviewed staff (n = 12) representing five tribal NBCCEDPs and conducted four focus groups with AIAN women ages 50 to 80 years (n = 33).