Quasi-Prospective Study of Breast Cancer and Diet
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, preparing and eating food, and increases in the prevalence of overweight. These factors may exert powerful influences on physiologic processes leading to cancer. This case control study aims to investigate the relationship between physical activity, diet, and adult weight history and breast cancer. Our goal is to recruit 648 incident cases of breast cancer and up 2 controls per case from the Breast Care Centers of the Palmetto Richland and Baptist Hospitals of Palmetto Health /South Carolina Cancer Center (BCC) - services that see a total of about 35,000 mammography screenees each year and in which 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 we finished the run-in process and began recruitment in the Baptist Hospital BCC in spring of 2001. Recruitment at Richland began in May 2002. As of July 31, 2004, we had recruited 1203 subjects.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA442812
Entities
People
- Chuck Matthews
- James R Hébert
Organizations
- University of South Carolina