Clinical trial · Observational
The Ghana Breast Health Study
A Multidisciplinary Study of Breast Cancer in Ghana
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Background: \- Breast cancer is becoming more common in Africa. A higher number of cases appear in women under age 35 than in the developed world. However, little is known about the factors that may contribute to breast cancer in Africa. Researchers want to collect information from female patients in teaching hospitals in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana and to compare this information with that obtained from healthy women in the general population. These two hospitals treat most breast cancers in Ghana. The data will provide information regarding factors that predispose to the development of breast cancer among women in Ghana. Objectives: \- To identify and study breast cancer risk factors in women in Ghana. Eligibility: * Women between 18 and 74 years of age who are diagnosed with breast cancer. * Participants will come from teaching hospitals in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. Women without breast cancer will be identified from the 2010 Ghanaian Census for comparison purposes Design: * Participants will answer questions about their health and lifestyle. * Height, weight, and waist/hip measurements will be collected. * Blood and saliva samples will be collected. * Participants will be given a collection kit to collect a stool sample. * Treatment will not be provided as part of this study.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Neoplasms | Breast Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
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Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Breast Cancer
- timeFrame
- Within one year of diagnosis
- description
- Pathologically confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Benign breast disease
- timeFrame
- At biopsy
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 74 Years
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* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Eligible for inclusion as cases in this study will be women 18-74 years of age who have been residents of defined catchment areas surrounding the two cities for at least one year s time and who are either diagnosed at the study hospitals within the past year (KBTH, KATH, and PLH) or referred there for clinical care. The catchment area in Accra will consist of 10 districts in Greater Accra (Accra Metropolitan, Adenta, Tema, Ashaiman, Ga East, Ga West, Ledzokuku-Krowor, Weija (Ga South), Dangbe East, Dangbe West), two in the Eastern region (Suhum Kraboa Coaltar, Akwapim South) and one in the Central region (Awutu Senya). In Kumasi, the catchment area will consist of 7 districts surrounding KATH and PLH (Atwima Kwanwoma, Atwima Nwabiagya, Bosumtwi, Ejisu Juaben, Afigya Kwabre, Kwabre, and Kumasi Metropolitan).
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDHuo D, Ikpatt F, Khramtsov A, Dangou JM, Nanda R, Dignam J, Zhang B, Grushko T, Zhang C, Oluwasola O, Malaka D, Malami S, Odetunde A, Adeoye AO, Iyare F, Falusi A, Perou CM, Olopade OI. Population differences in breast cancer: survey in indigenous African women reveals over-representation of triple-negative breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Sep 20;27(27):4515-21. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.6873. Epub 2009 Aug 24. PMID 19704069
- BACKGROUNDAkarolo-Anthony SN, Ogundiran TO, Adebamowo CA. Emerging breast cancer epidemic: evidence from Africa. Breast Cancer Res. 2010 Dec 20;12 Suppl 4(Suppl 4):S8. doi: 10.1186/bcr2737. No abstract available. PMID 21172092
- BACKGROUNDWalker AR, Adam FI, Walker BF. Breast cancer in black African women: a changing situation. J R Soc Promot Health. 2004 Mar;124(2):81-5. doi: 10.1177/146642400412400212. PMID 15067980