African-American Nutrition for Life Project
African-American Nutrition for Life Project
While African American women have an overall lower incidence of breast cancer, African American women under 40 years of age are more likely than Caucasian women of all ages and postmenopausal African American women to be diagnosed with breast cancer and exhibit tumor characteristics associated with poorer survival. To begin to address this disparity, studies must assess breast cancer preventive factors in this subpopulation of women. However, the strategies needed to recruit younger African American women have not been well defined. In the A NU-LIFE study, researchers evaluated the methods used for recruiting and retaining healthy premenopausal African American women.
Participants in the A NU-LIFE study were:
- African-American women between 25 and 34 years of age
- Pre-menopausal women (those having regular monthly periods)
- Women with no personal history of cancer, diabetes or heart disease
Note: This study is now closed for recruitment. The data is being analyzed and will be available at a later date. We sincerely appreciate those who participated in the study. Thank you for your interest.
Publications are available for viewing at Pub Med.
If you would like more information about this project, please contact Dr. Beverly Gor at bjgor@mdanderson.org.