Mammary Screening cohort

This study is part of the collection Swedish Cohort Consortium (Cohorts.se)

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Göran Hallmans - Umeå university, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine

Description:

MA - Mammography Screening Cohort
Samples and data are collected in connection with mammography screenings from 1995-2006. The blood samples consist primarily of EDTA and heparin blood samples divided into plasma, erythrocyte concentrate and buffy coat and for a certain percentage, the DNA is also extracted. The cohort consists of women, 18-82 years old (95% between 48 and 70 years old). The same sampling procedures as in VIP, but another questionnaire is used with questions regarding pregnancies, hormon replacement therapy, menopaus etc.
The survey data can be linked to the blood samples.
Individuals: 28,800
Individuals with repeated samples: 14,600
Sampling occasions: 54,000

Subject area:

HEALTH (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical and Health Sciences (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

Questionnaires, Mammography, blood sample, Plasma, breast cancer screening, Swedish Cohort Consortium (SCC), Edetic Acid, Cohorts.se

Principal organisation:

Umeå University

Accessibility status:

Access to data through an external actor
Access to data is restricted

Homepage:

The study homepage

Responsible department/unit:

Creator/Principal investigator(s):

Göran Hallmans - Umeå university, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine

Identifiers:

SND-ID: EXT 0176

Purpose:

Prospectively collected cohort (women) for all disease areas.

Description:

MA - Mammography Screening Cohort
Samples and data are collected in connection with mammography screenings from 1995-2006. The blood samples consist primarily of EDTA and heparin blood samples divided into plasma, erythrocyte concentrate and buffy coat and for a certain percentage, the DNA is also extracted. The cohort consists of women, 18-82 years old (95% between 48 and 70 years old). The same sampling procedures as in VIP, but another questionnaire is used with questions regarding pregnancies, hormon replacement therapy, menopaus etc.
The survey data can be linked to the blood samples.
Individuals: 28,800
Individuals with repeated samples: 14,600
Sampling occasions: 54,000

Time period(s) investigated:

1995 — 2006

Unit of analysis:

Time Method:

Sampling procedure:

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Subject area:

HEALTH (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical and Health Sciences (The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)

Keywords:

Questionnaires, Mammography, blood sample, Plasma, breast cancer screening, Swedish Cohort Consortium (SCC), Edetic Acid, Cohorts.se

Contact person for questions about the data:

Åsa Ågren

Is part of collection at SND:

Swedish Cohort Consortium (Cohorts.se)

Download metadata:

Mammary Screening cohort

Data format / data structure:

Numeric

Data collection:

Mode of collection: Physical measurements and tests

Time period(s) for data collection: 1995 — 2006

Source of the data: Population group, Biological samples

Mode of collection: Self-administered questionnaire

Time period(s) for data collection: 1995 — 2006

Source of the data: Population group, Biological samples