Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of Lifestyle Factors and Hormone Function on Breast Density in Healthy Hispanic Women Who Are Undergoing Mammography for Breast Cancer Screening

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Breast Cancer

Eligibility:

FEMALE

40+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Lifestyle factors, such as physical activity, diet, and obesity, and hormone function may affect breast density. Screening tests, such as mammography, may help doctors find tumor cells earl...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * Correlate physical activity, diet, and obesity, as measured by body mass index and waist circumference, with percent breast density and the absolute estimate of total dense breast area ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Healthy Hispanic women
  • Registered patient at the Erie Family Health Centers' West Town or Humboldt Park clinics
  • No screening mammography within the past 12 months
  • No abnormality on clinical breast exam
  • No history of breast cancer
  • Hormone receptor status:
  • Not specified
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Age
  • 40 and over
  • Sex
  • Female
  • Menopausal status
  • Not specified
  • Performance status
  • Not specified
  • Life expectancy
  • Not specified
  • Hematopoietic
  • Not specified
  • Hepatic
  • Not specified
  • Renal
  • Not specified
  • Other
  • Not pregnant
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Biologic therapy
  • Not specified
  • Chemotherapy
  • Not specified
  • Endocrine therapy
  • Not specified
  • Radiotherapy
  • Not specified
  • Surgery
  • Not specified

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    End Date :

    November 1 2005

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00131950

    Start Date

    August 1 2003

    End Date

    November 1 2005

    Last Update

    July 10 2013

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    Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611