Interrelationships of Hormones, Diet, Body Size and Breast Cancer Among Hispanic Women
Abstract
The purpose of this Minority Institution Partnership Training Award is to train University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) faculty to conduct breast cancer research by collaborating with faculty from the University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health (UTSPH). Three UTB faculty will undergo intensive training provided by six UTSPH faculty during year 1. To reinforce training, faculty from UTB and UTSPH will conduct a clinic-based case-control study of breast cancer to investigate its' association with hormones, diet and body size in years 2 through 4. Specific aims include: 1) to provide UTB faculty training through classes, presentations and seminars to gain knowledge of epidemiology, proposal development, behavioral sciences, and biostatistics offered by UTSPH faculty, and 2) to design and conduct a clinic-based case-control study to include completion of a questionnaire, anthropometry and a blood draw. During the first year of the project, Dr. Peltz (UTB) took epidemiology (introductory and nutrition), biostatistics, and behavioral sciences, and Drs. Estrada (UTB) and Johnson (UTB) audited proposal development. Institutional review board approval was obtained for the clinic-based case-control study, the South Texas Women's Health Project. Dr. Sanderson (UTSPH) received additional funding to conduct a pilot study of the South Texas Women's Health Project. Dr. Peltz (UTE) has applied for funding to add a urine collection component to the project.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA430345
Entities
People
- Gerson Peltz
Organizations
- University of Texas at Brownsville