Breast Cancer and Risk Factors Among African-American Women Aged 20-54: A Case-Control Study According to Estrogen Receptor Status
Abstract
This is the final report of our exploratory case-control study on breast cancer. This study aimed to examine whether risk factor profiles differ according to estrogen receptor (ER) status among African-American women. During the period of the project, we established collaborations with the Tennessee Cancer Reporting System, hospitals in the study areas, and basic science researchers; we formulated a series of data collection and quality-control procedures; we identified and interviewed a number of cases and controls that is nearly equivalent to that expected in the study design; we collected breast cancer tissue specimens and measured ER status for most cases; and we conducted some preliminary analyses with results that are presented in this report. We also have published a hypothesis article based on the molecular biological progress on the topic. At the time of data analysis for this report, we were still waiting for responses from some cases and their doctors. We still need to collect tumor tissues and measure ER status for some cases and recruit some controls because these procedures lag the interviews with cases. These can be done soon and more deliberated analyses will be conducted.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA381706
Entities
People
- Kangmin Zhu
Organizations
- Meharry Medical College