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Estrogen, Diet, Genetics & Endometrial Cancer
[Protocol 01-119]
- Full Title :
- ESTROGEN, DIET, GENETICS AND ENDOMETRIAL CANCER
- Purpose :
Memorial Sloan-Kettering researchers want to learn more about the factors that increase a woman¿s risk of developing cancer of the uterus (also called endometrial cancer). By surveying women who have uterine cancer and those who do not, they want to determine how diet, lifestyle, family medical history, and genetics influence a woman¿s risk of uterine cancer.
Women who participate in this study will be asked questions about their lifestyle, health, diet, and family history of cancer. Participants also will be asked to give a sample of cells from the inside of their cheek by rinsing with mouthwash. This will enable researchers to study the genetic differences that may affect a woman¿s risk of uterine cancer. The researchers hope that the survey¿s results will provide a basis for understanding why some women get uterine cancer, so that doctors can identify patients at high risk of the disease and try to find ways to prevent it.
- Eligibility :
To be eligible for this study, patients must meet several criteria, including but not limited to the following:
- Patients must have a confirmed diagnosis of epithelial endometrial cancer (diagnosis July 1, 2001 or later) within a year before being contacted to complete the survey.
- Patients must be a New Jersey resident living in Essex, Union, Morris, Middlesex, Bergen, or Hudson counties.
- Patients must be age 21 or older.
For more information about this study, please contact Dr. Sara H. Olson at 212-639-6778, or via e-mail at olsons@mskcc.org.
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