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NOTICE: <\/strong>We regret to advise that due to electrical work undertaken at Dunedin Hospital in March 2025, a contractor did not reconnect power to one of the freezers containing red blood cells donated by participants in the Dunedin Colorectal Cohort. The specimens, once thawed, degrade and are of no value for research. We have been devastated by the loss of these biospecimens and are working with mana whenua, the University, the Hospital and the Health and Disability Ethics Committee to manage this. If you have questions about this, please contact the DNCRC on\u00a0dncrc.research@otago.ac.nz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Aotearoa New Zealand has amongst the highest incidence and mortality from colorectal cancer in the world. The Dunedin Colorectal Cohort was established in the 1990s to facilitate research into the development and spread of cancer, and includes biospecimens and clinical information gifted to the cohort by people with colorectal cancer for this purpose.<\/p>\n

Currently the Dunedin Colorectal Cohort comprises samples and data from approximately 2000 individuals, and these are available for use in research projects based in New Zealand. Requests for access to biospecimens and\/or clinical information can be made to the Management Group via a web-based form.<\/p>\n

Funding for the Dunedin Colorectal Cohort is made possible by the generous support of:<\/p>\n