Effects of Fetal, Infant, and Early Childhood Exposures on Adult Cancer Risk in Women

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborator:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Information provided by:

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00559039

First received: November 15, 2007

Last updated: March 7, 2012

Last verified: March 2012

History of Changes

Purpose

RATIONALE: Gathering information about pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood exposures may help doctors identify cancer risk factors, and may help the study of cancer.

PURPOSE: This natural history study is looking at the effects of fetal, infant, and early childhood exposures on adult cancer risk in women.

Condition	Intervention
Breast Cancer Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific	Other: questionnaire administration Procedure: evaluation of cancer risk factors


Study Type:	Observational
Official Title:	Fetal, Infant and Early Childhood Antecedents of Cancer in Women: Maternal Cohort Study of the Nurses' Health Studies

Resource links provided by NLM:

Genetics Home Reference related topics: breast cancer

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):

Primary Outcome Measures:

Diagnosis of incident cancers and other chronic diseases
Mortality


Estimated Enrollment:	128700
Study Start Date:	October 2000
Study Completion Date:	October 2006

Detailed Description:

OBJECTIVES:

Determine if fetal, infant, and early childhood exposures are associated with adult cancer risk in women.

OUTLINE: Mothers of nurses complete questionnaires to collect maternal data, such as pregnancy weight gain, diet during pregnancy, maternal pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, gestational age at birth, birth weight, and infant feeding practices. Maternal data is linked to other data collected from critical time periods in the nurses's life cycle, such as menarche, first pregnancy, or adult dietary intake.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 89 Years (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

Mother of a nurse who is a participant in the Nurses' Health Studies I and II
- Nurse free of cancer in the year 2000

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

Not specified

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

Not specified

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00559039

Locations


United States, Maryland
Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892-1182

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Michele R. Forman, PhD	M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

More Information


ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00559039 History of Changes
Obsolete Identifiers:	NCT00340145
Other Study ID Numbers:	999901015 01-C-N015 CDR0000565931
Study First Received:	November 15, 2007
Last Updated:	March 7, 2012

Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):


breast cancer unspecified adult solid tumor, protocol specific

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