Mammography, Early Detection Biomarkers, Risk Assessment, and Imaging Technologies, MERIT Study

Summary

This study collects mammogram images, blood samples, and clinical information from women undergoing routine screening mammograms. Creating a bank of blood samples and a database of clinical and risk information may be used in future research related to breast cancer, other cancers, and women's health.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Willingness to participate in the study and ability to provide informed consent
* Willingness to complete a questionnaire and to provide a blood sample at the initial visit and at follow up annual visits
* Undergoing a screening mammogram at participating sites. Subjects undergoing routine annual diagnostic mammograms or CEM as part of a screening study are also eligible.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current or recent (within the prior 6 months) history of breast feeding
* Personal history of breast cancer (ductal breast carcinoma in situ \[DCIS\] or invasive breast cancer)
* Personal history of any other cancer (excluding in-situ, stage 0, and non-melanoma skin cancers and other pre-cancerous conditions) treated within the last 5 years.

Conditions3

Locations1 site

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