The Jersey Girl Study:
An early onset of puberty is a well established risk factor for breast cancer. We are studying what factors (for example, diet, environmental exposures, etc.) influence the onset of puberty in New Jersey girls. Over 170 girls are already participating in our study, and we are still actively recruiting! You can see our study flyer and meet our research personnel below, but feel free to contact us for more information or to enroll in our study at ...
The Jersey Girl Study @CINJ
195 Little Albany St.
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
Phone: 732-235-9860
Email:
jerseygirlstudy@umdnj.edu
STUDY FLYER (PDF file)
STUDY FIELD TEAM:
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Principal Investigator |
Melony King, MPH Former Study Coordinator |
Urmila Chandran, M.A., MPH Study Coordinator |
Rudmila Chowdhury Research Assistant |
NEWSLETTERS:
January 2010 Newsletter (Update from 2009- PDF file)
PUBLICATIONS:
Bandera EV, Chandran U, Buckley B, Lin Y, Isukapalli S, Marshall I, King M, Zarbl H. Urinary mycoestrogens, body size, and breast development in New Jersey girls. Science of the Total Environment 2011 Nov 15;409(24):5221-7. Epub 2011 Oct 4.
Bandera EV, Williams MG, Marcella S, Donaldson A, Ferrante J, Puvananayagam T, Black K, Marshall I. Assessing breast development in The Jersey Girl Study: agreement between physician and mom assessment. American Journal of Epidemiology 2010; 171: S12.
SELECTED PRESS COVERAGE
Mycoestrogens in the Jersey Girl Study: Press Release November 2011
Medical News Today, November 2011
The Seattle Times, November 2011
Portal de Oncologia Portugues November 2011
