Assessment of Diffraction Patterns of Hair Fibres from Breast Cancer Patients using Synchrotron-Generated X-Ray

To Determine the Accuracy of Assessment of Hair Fibres from Breast Cancer Patients using Synchrotron-Generated X-Ray Diffraction

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12607000194460

Enrollment

Registered

2007-04-04

Start date

2007-03-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Examination of diffraction pattern in hair fibres from patients with breast cancer.

Interventions

All participants at the time of enrolment will be asked to provide a sample of hair (approx. 10 hairs) cut from the back of their head and/or pubic region. A nurse will collect the hair using a sample holding card. The samples will then be sent to a synchrotoron for X-ray diffraction analysis. The samples will be tested in batches when the synchrotron is available, each sample will be tested once, unless the result is inconclusive.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adult women can participate if they are willing and able to provide informed consent and have usable scalp and/or pubic hair. Women must have a diagnosis of DCIS, EBC or MBC.

Exclusion criteria

Women are excluded if they have dyed or permed their scalp hair with the last six weeks and whose pubic hair is unavailable or women with a history of other cancers with the last five years.

Outcome results