Avanzando Caminos (Leading Pathways) Study FAQs

To enroll at the San Antonio location, please call 210-562-6514 or email us at Caminos@uthscsa.edu.

To enroll at the Miami location, please call 305-243-7777 or email us at caminos@miami.edu.

We are recruiting volunteers from the San Antonio, TX, and Miami, FL, areas. You must meet the following criteria to enroll:

• Age: 18 years or older
• Able to read in English or Spanish
• Willing to attend study visits
• Completed primary treatment for breast, prostate, colon, kidney, liver, lung, stomach, or cervical cancer within the past ten years
• No severe cognitive impairment or inpatient psychiatric treatment in past six months
• No evidence of metastatic disease
• No evidence of stage IV chronic kidney disease/renal failure

Volunteers must be willing to participate in a study over a six-year period.

• First visit: Assessment interview, blood draw
• 6-month visit: Assessment Interview
• 12-month visit: Assessment interview, blood draw
• Year 2 Visit: Assessment interview
• Year 3 Visit: Assessment interview, blood draw
• Year 4 Visit: Assessment interview
• Year 5 Visit: Assessment interview, blood draw

This study lasts six years.

Your participation in this study will not impact your care at Mays Cancer Center.

No. Avanzando Caminos (Leading Pathways) is an observational study. We do not provide medical treatment or interventions to any of the study volunteers.

Volunteers will receive $50 per visit (up to $350).