Quasi-Prospective Study of Breast Cancer and Diet (Population-Based Study)
Abstract
Conventional breast cancer (BrCA) risk factors explain 50% of variability in disease rates and change in incidence over time. The past two generations of American women have experienced major changes in physical activity and preparing and eating food. There also has been an increase in the prevalence of women who are overweight. These factors may exert powerful influences on the physiologic processes leading to cancer. This case-control study investigates the relationship between physical activity, diet, adult weight history, and breast cancer. The researchers' plan is to recruit 648 incident cases of breast cancer and up 2 controls per case from the Breast Care Centers (BCC) of the Palmetto Richland and Baptist Hospitals of Palmetto Health/South Carolina Cancer Center. The BCC handle about 35,000 mammography patients each year, of whom about 700 women are diagnosed with breast cancer. After obtaining permission from the Human Use Review Office of the USAMRAA (on 30 November 2000) to begin recruitment, the authors finished the run-in process and began recruitment in the Baptist Hospital BCC in the spring of 2001. Recruitment at Richland began in May 2002. As of July 31, 2004, they had recruited 1,203 subjects.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA430471
Entities
People
- James R Hébert
Organizations
- University of South Carolina