Since the time of recruitment, research of the NYU Women’s Health Study has expanded to include other diseases besides breast cancer. Investigators of the NYU Women’s Health Study have conducted numerous projects that examine factors affecting the development of various cancers and other chronic diseases. While some of these projects confirm preliminary findings, many others provide novel and groundbreaking results.

Women’s Health Study researchers are continually preparing for additional projects. Ongoing projects include a study of endogenous estrogen levels in postmenopausal women and risk of coronary heart disease, as well as studies of the effects of estrogens found in plants (called phytoestrogens) on the risk of breast and endometrial (uterine) cancer. In the future, there are plans to study the effects of physical activity and genetic variations on the development of breast cancer, endometrial cancer and osteoporosis.