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A study looking at the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer in younger women with and without an inherited genetic change (POSH)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This study looked at how well treatment worked for women who were diagnosed with breast cancer when they were aged between 18 and 40. It was for both women with an inherited genetic change that increases the risk of breast cancer, and women without. The study was supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 1 January 2000

Recruitment end: 31 January 2008

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

Professor Diana Eccles

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

Wessex Cancer Trust

Breast Cancer Now

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/07/079.

Last reviewed: 12 December 2017

CRUK internal database number: 202

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