Diet, Genetic Variation and Prostate Cancer Among African Americans

University of California (UC) Davis

Status: Completed

Conditions: Prostate Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00584792

200614379

AA Pilot Study

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a single center pilot study to asses the feasibility of conducting a larger population-based study. It is an investigator-initiated study funded yb the UC Davis Cancer Center's Development Award Program. The hypothesis is that the percent african ancestry in an individual may determine their prognosis if diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Enrollment: 102 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 35 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Self-identification as a male with African ancestry Between ages of 35-75

Exclusion criteria

No African ancestry Not between ages of 35-75

Trial design

102 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

Controls (No prostate cancer)

2

Description:

Cases (Prostate Cancer Diagnosed)