Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) Study

Contact: Shirley Flatt, M.S.

Study Website: http://libraries.ucsd.edu/locations/sshl/data-gov-info-gis/ssds/guides/whel-study.htmlExternal Web Site Policy

Number of Enrolled Cancer Patients/Survivors: 3,088
Years of Diagnoses of Enrolled Cancer Patients/Survivors: 1991-2000
Approximate Years of Follow-up: 7.3
Cancer Sites Represented: Breast
Biological Specimens Collected: Blood/Blood Fraction
Germline DNA
Formalin Fixed Tumor Tissue
Treatment Outcome Measures: Physician/Medical Record Reported
  • Cancer Recurrence
  • Death
Patient-Reported
  • Symptom Assessment
  • Quality of Life
Co-morbidities at Study Entry: Diabetes
Heart Disease
Lifestyle Factors: Smoking
Alcohol Use
Diet
Physical Activity
Body Mass Index
Treatment Data: Surgery
Radiation
Chemotherapy
Hormonal Therapy
Treatment Data Assessed By: Chart Abstraction
Is the study open to collaboration? No

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Last Updated: 25 Oct 2012

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