Beebe-Dimmer JL, et al. - In this pilot study (Detroit Research on Cancer Survivors) with 1,000 participants, researchers sought to identify factors associated with short- and long-term outcomes in a racially diverse population of cancer survivors. According to the findings, although more interviewer support was needed by African American survivors, they demonstrated a higher response rate vs non-Hispanic whites. A poorer overall cancer-related quality of life, measured by FACT-G score, was seen among African Americans vs non-Hispanic whites, however, controlling for socioeconomic factors, marital status, and the presence of comorbidities led to the reversal of this association. Patient-reported data and DNA can be gathered in a cost-effective manner via a web-based survey accompanied by telephone interviews and mailed saliva kits for large studies of cancer survivors with a large share of minority patients. As per preliminary data, factors influencing cancer outcomes differed by race.