Can your diet and genes predict uterine cancer?
NCT ID NCT00587886
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how diet, lifestyle, and genetics influence the risk of endometrial cancer. Researchers will compare women who have or had the cancer with those who do not, using surveys and genetic analysis. The goal is to identify factors that may increase or decrease risk, which could help in future prevention efforts.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help identify key risk factors for endometrial cancer, potentially guiding future prevention strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,315 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2001
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
In collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services NJDHSS), we will use rapid case ascertainment to identify patients as they are diagnosed.For controls aged 65 and over, we will obtain lists from CMS of a sample of women in the 6 counties. As an alternative way of reaching controls, we will conduct area sampling.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with epithelial endometrial or ovarian cancer within the year before being contacted (cases) * Aged 21 and over * Residents of Essex, Union, Morris, Middlesex, Bergen, or Hudson counties, NJ * Black women with and without endometrial cancer who are seeing gynecologists at MSKCC Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to sign informed consent * Consent withheld by physician (cases) * Hysterectomy (controls) * Do not speak English or Spanish
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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