The Jewels in Our Genes Study - an African American Family Study of Breast Cancer

University at Buffalo330 enrolled

Overview

The research team is studying why some African American families have multiple cases of breast cancer. This study will help to better understand if there are undiscovered genes unique to African Americans that may predict early breast cancer risk. Breast cancer survivors AND their relatives who are also breast cancer survivors are being recruited to the study.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

330

Conditions

Breast Cancer

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Black/African American * Ever diagnosed with breast cancer * Have at least one living blood relative ever diagnosed with breast cancer, who is also willing to participate * Live in the U.S. Exclusion Criteria: * Tested positive for BRCA mutations

Locations (1)

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

breast cancer

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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