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Current Projects
Project Title Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors: Effects on Fatigue, Immune Function, and Mood
Researcher Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, PhD
Study Summary Breast cancer survivors can have a lot of post-treatment problems, such as fatigue, depression, and a decrease in physical function. It is possible that physical activities, like yoga, could help ease these symptoms. This is a study about how yoga affects fatigue, immune function, and mood of women treated for breast cancer.
Project Title PT-304 Prediction of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Women with Operable Breast Cancer
Researcher Amanda Johnson, BA
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Project Title microRNA biomarkers for surveillance of breast cancer recurrence
Researcher Paul LeBourgeois, MD
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Project Title The Sister Study: A Study of the Environmental and Genetic Risk Factors For Breast Cancer
Researcher Dale P. Sandler, PhD, at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences / National Institutes of Health
Study Summary This research is looking at the environmental, lifestyle, and genetic factors that may make some women more likely to develop breast cancer. Sisters of women with breast cancer are being studied because sisters share some of the same genes and other characteristics. Much can be learned by comparing the life histories of those women who get cancer in the future and those who do not.
Project Title Protocol for Narrowing the Gap in Adjuvant Therapy
Researcher Vanessa Sheppard, MD
Study Summary African American women are more likely to die of breast cancer than Caucasian women, even though fewer African American women are getting breast cancer each year and screening use has improved. This difference has gotten worse over the past 20 years. The Gap Study was designed to gather the information needed to better understand the differences in breast cancer treatment experiences between Black/African American Women and White/European American Women. The researchers want to know more about how into improve the survival rates of women with breast cancer.
Project Title The Milk Study: Using Breast Milk to Screen for Breast Cancer and Assess Breast-Cancer Risk
Researcher Kathleen Arcaro, PhD
Study Summary The purpose of this study is to determine if breast cancer and breast cancer risk can be accurately assessed from a breast milk sample. Currently, there is no accurate way to give women information about their personal risk of developing breast cancer. We will use the cells naturally present in breast milk to examine changes in DNA that occur in association with benign and cancerous breast lesions. Learning about the genetic changes associated with both breast cancer and non-cancerous breast lesions will help us develop a way to provide women with information about their breast cancer risk. Using breast milk to screen for breast cancer will reduce unnecessary biopsies among nursing women.
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