High Risk Breast Clinic: Protocol for Women at Increased Risk for Developing Breast Cancer
About this study
The overall goal of this project is to develop an integrative system of breast cancer risk assessment based on epidemiologic and biologic risk variables, as well as to develop or refine risk biomarkers which may be useful in predicting and monitoring response to prevention interventions.
- Condition
- Breast Cancer
- Sponsor
- Carol Fabian, MD
Who can join
- Age
- 30 to 65 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Inclusion 11
- Minimum age: 30 years
- Maximum age: 65 years
- Eligible sex: Female
- Study condition: Breast Cancer
- women with at least 2 times the normal risk of developing breast cancer
- between the ages of 30-65 (or within 10 years of youngest age at diagnosis in first degree relative)
- greater than six months from ingestion of antihormonal therapy
- greater than 1 year from pregnancy, lactation, or chemotherapy
- willing to have a mammogram within six months prior to RPFNA
- willing to discontinue NSAIDS or herbal supplements
- willing to have blood drawn
Exclusion 4
- no metastatic malignancy of any kind
- no breast implants or tram flap reconstructions
- no radiation to both breasts
- no women who have a current mammogram or clinical breast exam suspicious for cancer
Where
1 site, 1 recruiting
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Contact
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Bruce Kimler, Ph.D.
913-588-4523 bkimler@kumc.edu
Potential match only. Final eligibility is determined by the study team.