How Hormone Therapy Might Affect Breast Cancer Risk and Screening
Official title: Understanding the Influence of Hormone Therapy on Breast Cancer Risk and Screening through Mixed Methods
Funded at Medical College of Wisconsin · NIH-11413876 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A doctor-researcher is studying how taking hormone therapy could change a person’s risk of breast cancer and how we screen for it, in adults who use HT.
Quick facts
| Grant type | Career grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Medical College of Wisconsin NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Milwaukee, United States) |
| Project start | July 20, 2023 |
| Project end | June 30, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $210,130 |
| NIH project number | 5K08CA276706-04 |
| Project ID | NIH-11413876 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults on hormone therapy for various indications who are considering or currently undergoing breast cancer screening.
✕Less likely to help
People not using hormone therapy or outside the defined adult population may not directly benefit from these findings.
What this research studies
This grant funds a K08 project at the Medical College of Wisconsin to build and test a breast cancer screening program for adults on hormone therapy. The study uses mixed methods to understand people’s perceptions of breast cancer risk, barriers to screening, and ideas to improve screening practices. The goal is to create evidence-based screening guidelines and pave the way for a larger, multi-institutional effort. The work will inform clinicians and patients about best practices for BC screening while HT is part of a patient’s care plan.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to clearer screening guidelines and better breast cancer detection for people on hormone therapy.
How similar studies have gone: Previous research has explored breast cancer risk with estrogen therapy but this project expands to a mixed-methods approach focused on HT users and screening uptake.
Where this research is happening
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Cortina, Chandler Scott — Medical College of Wisconsin
- Study coordinator: Cortina, Chandler Scott
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.