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

Completed
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
Registration Number
NCT00559039
Lead Sponsor
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Brief Summary

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.

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.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
128700
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Diagnosis of incident cancers and other chronic diseases
Mortality
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center - NCI Clinical Trials Referral Office

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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