Date of Award

1-1-2014

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Program

Epidemiology

Content Description

1 online resource (xii, 172 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Roxana Moslehi

Committee Members

Erasmus Schneider, Francis P Boscoe

Keywords

Breast Cancer, Education Intervention, Genetic Epidemology, Breast, BRCA genes, Women

Subject Categories

Epidemiology

Abstract

Background: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer (aside from non-melanoma skin cancers) and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States. Our studies aimed to assess the effectiveness of a breast cancer educational intervention and to investigate genetic influences on the risk of post-menopausal breast cancer. The overarching theme and public health relevance of this dissertation was that our findings provided leads for breast cancer prevention.

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