Cognitive impairments experienced by cancer survivors, from time of diagnosis through the health trajectory, are distressing, persistent, and negatively impact everyday function and quality of life. While reports of cancer- and treatment-related cognitive concerns vary substantially and may be
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. Determine the initial efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA) in reducing chronic pain in women following treatment for breast cancer.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine if EA produces greater improvement in physical functional mobility as compared to sham electroacupuncture (SEA)
Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst women worldwide, with a lifetime risk of 7-8% in women and incidence rates ranging from 19.3-89.7 per 100,000 women in developing and developed countries. More than 1,383,500 cases of invasive breast cancer are estimated to be diagnosed worldwide,and
OBJECTIVES:
- To determine the levels of catechol estrogens (CE), CE metabolites, CE-DNA adducts, and CE conjugates in nipple aspirate fluid samples obtained from women with newly diagnosed ductal carcinoma in situ or stage I or II breast cancer and from women at high risk of developing breast
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Demonstrate the safety of green tea catechin extract (Polyphenon E) in women with a history of hormone receptor-negative breast cancer.
II. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of Polyphenon E in women with a history of hormone receptor-negative breast cancer.
SECONDARY
Aim of the study
To explore if there is an impact of LL COMT genotype on clinical and biological outcome variables in patients undergoing cardiac surgery compared to HH genotype.
Background
Cardiac surgery has been shown to be an effective method for prolonging life in patients with severe coronary
The project is a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase II chemoprevention trial.
The study outcomes will be biological markers, rather than cancer incidence or mortality. Eligible study subjects will be women, between the ages 25-45, whose calculated lifetime breast cancer risk is > 20%
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