Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Preventing Breast Cancer in Women at High Risk of Developing Breast Cancer

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs or supplements to keep cancer from forming, growing, or coming back. The use of omega-3 fatty acids may prevent breast cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying how well omega-3 fatty acids work in preventing breast cancer in women at high risk of developing breast cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00114296

Run by

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

People needed

80

Starts

2005-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-09-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — Los Angeles, California, United States

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