Exercise study for women with dense breasts
Part of Cancer, Skin clinical trials.
This trial tests if resistance and aerobic exercise can help prevent breast cancer in women with dense breast tissue. You would join a supervised exercise program to see if it reduces your risk.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are a woman between 18 and 59 years old.
- Your mammogram in the last year showed your breasts are dense (BIRADS 3 or 4).
- You currently get less than 1 hour of moderate or intense exercise each week.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You can read and speak English.
- You can walk 2 blocks without help.
- You have never had breast cancer (except for DCIS if not on hormone therapy and at least one breast not treated with radiation).
- You are not taking certain hormones (like birth control pills, hormone replacement, or breast cancer prevention drugs). IUDs like Mirena are okay.
- You have not done regular strength training in the past 3 months.
- You are not taking weight loss drugs.
- You do not have a heart, lung, bone, or joint problem that would prevent moderate exercise.
- You do not have a mental health condition that would make it hard to participate.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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