Women with Benign Breast Disease - Review

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Cohort study of women with benign breast disease

• IRAS ID

  178386

• Contact name

  Jack Cuzick

• Contact email

  J.Cuzick@qmul.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Queen Mary, University of London

• Duration of Study in the UK

  42 years, 11 months, 30 days

• Research summary

  The study aims to investigate the role different forms of benign breast disease play in the subsequent development of breast cancer. The cohort contains 22,500 women who attended the Breast Unit at Guy’s Hospital between 1946 and 1982 and were diagnosed with benign breast disease.

• REC name

  London - Hampstead Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/LO/1109

• Date of REC Opinion

  12 Jun 2015

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion