Paid Study Opportunity
Hello! I'm a doctoral student at the University of Maryland, looking for couples dealing with cancer to participate in a research study examining how financial challenges related to cancer affect couples’ health. Findings from this study will help better understand the experiences of patients and their partners and support the development of an intervention aimed at helping couples cope with the financial impact of cancer. Participation involves completing a 15–20 minute anonymous online survey. Each partner will receive a $15 gift card and will also be entered into a drawing to win one of two $100 gift cards (UMD IRB #: 0128-1).
You may be eligible if you:
1. are 18 years or older
2. are in a committed relationship and have lived with your partner for at least six months
3. have received cancer treatment within the last 5 years
4. reside in the United States
5. can read and understand English.
6. You and your partner both consent to participate
Please note: Individuals whose only cancer diagnosis is non-melanoma skin cancer or unspecified skin cancer are not eligible to participate.
If you are interested in participating, you can access the screening survey: https://umdsurvey.umd.edu/jfe/form/SV_54m4yBBakk7zVJ4
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sarah Azizi: znbazizi@umd.edu
Good luck with your research! I hope you get lots of participation. Best wishes. - Lori (Team Member) I've had three skins cancer surgery. The first was on the left hand. The second one was more serious. If they hadn't gotten the cancer, it would go into my nerves. The third one was on the right leg. That's three. I used to use Coolibar, but no more. I have a pair of black Colibar pants, and you can see the light thru them. I wore leggings underneath. My husband had a skin cancer on his left side of his head. He wears shorts sleeves to church. He said, "I tan there." I never tan, I burn. My Coolibar hay has holes. We went to New Zealand where the Ozone Layer is thin. I heard two girls say, "go back to the car and get our hats!" They knew the Ozone layer is thin. It's a beautiful country. I want to live in New Zealand. I'll take Wellington where I can get my next book made into a movie. It's beautiful there. Grandy, my paternal grandfather went to Aukland, NZ. That's my first book, and I have hired an Entertainment Lawyer to help me with Sony film, to make the Ten O'clock Breeze into a film. Thanks, Dorothy Rockwell Olson. Grandy's mother died from Melanoma Skin Cancer. I don't know what she looks like. I am a Rockwell. Not Olson.
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. I see you're new here. Welcome! It sounds like you have been through a lot. I hope your skin cancer days are behind you and that you have no further diagnoses. Do you and your husband get regular skin checks now? Unfortunately, many people believe they are safe from skin cancer if they tan rather than burning. Here is an article you can share with your husband if you think it might help: https://skincancer.net/life-with-skin-cancer/tanning-lies.
I've always wanted to visit New Zealand. Such a beautiful place. I can understand why you want to live there. Congratulations on your book! I hope you succeed in acquiring a film option. New Zealand would be a great setting for a film. Do you travel often?
Thinking of you and wishing you the best. - Lori (Team Member)
I wish we could've gone to Wellington, New Zealand. That is where they make films. New Zealand has almost no ozone layer. The only time I got sun was on my face. I wore a Coolibar Hat and it had holes that the sun went into the holes. I no longer feel safe with Coolibar. They used chemicals infused into their material. It will wash out. They lied to me. I will never use Coolibar. I watched two girls tell their husbands to get them a hat in their car. My brother got burned badly when he went to New Zealand.
It's beautiful country! People are nice and I have Celiac Disease and they met my food requirements. There is so much that I can't eat. They are more advanced with Celiac than our country. But we are getting better.
Yea, three skin cancers. Thankfully it was not the bad kind. My great grandmother had Melanoma of the skin. I can't get a photo of her. Grandy had blue eyes. I think she was light skin with blue eyes. I won't go out to get the mail. I go to church every Sunday. I am proud to be a member with you. I need a friend. Thanks, DorothyHi
. We're thrilled that you found us as well! Do you currently live in the United States? You would certainly have to be well protected in New Zealand, even for the shortest of trips under the sun, so I can see why it would be difficult to live there as a skin cancer veteran. I'm glad your cancers were not difficult to treat and I hope that's the last of it for you.
Celiac's disease runs in my family as well. My niece nearly died from it before she was finally diagnosed, but she is doing very well now on a gluten-free diet. It's wonderful that there is so much awareness now and that restaurants offer gluten-free choices, but there is still plenty of room for improvement. My brother is a retired food scientist. He makes delicious gluten-free breads for his daughter all the time and ships them to her when he's not visiting. I wish everyone with Celiac's could have a food scientist for a relative! 😀
I hope you've had a good week and that you enjoy the weekend ahead.
- Lori (Team Member)
