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A study looking at giving hormone treatment to prevent womb cancer in obese women (PROTEC1)

Overview

Cancer types:

Womb (uterine or endometrial) cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Other

Details

This study is looking at whether giving hormone treatment to obese women reduces their risk of developing womb cancer.

Recruitment start: 1 July 2015

Recruitment end: 3 March 2017

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Emma Crosbie

Supported by

Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

University of Manchester

Last reviewed: 3 March 2017

CRUK internal database number: 13307

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