• Number and percentage of potential cases and controls approached who are found to be eligible for the study and reasons for being ineligible (including language)
  
• Number and percentage of cases and controls approached who sign informed consent
  
• Number and percentage of cases and controls who complete each part of the study (main questionnaire, diet questionnaire, saliva/buccal specimen)
  
• Proportion of questions with missing data
  
• Interviewer's evaluation of interview quality and respondent cooperation
  
• Number and percentage of cases who are willing to have tumor specimens used for future research
  
• Characteristics of cases and controls (demographics, main risk factors, and use of health care and screening)
  
• Proportion of participants who rate the study positively on each measure in the post-interview assessment and respondents' suggested changes to the study
  

OBJECTIVES:

• Establish and evaluate procedures for conducting a hospital-based case-control study of risk factors for endometrial cancer in black women.

OUTLINE: This is a multicenter study.

Participants complete questionnaires about lifestyle factors and their usual diet and measure their waist and hips. Saliva or buccal specimens are collected for future research.

PROJECTED ACCRUAL:

• A total of 30 cases and 30 controls will be accrued for this study.