Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This trial studies the acceptability and how well decision making tool works in supporting decision making in contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer. Decision making tool may help patients with early stage breast cancer make decisions regarding their surgical options.

Decision Making Tool for Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy

Decision Making Tool in Supporting Decision Making in Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer

Condition
Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Houston

M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Newly diagnosed ductal breast carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or stage I-III sporadic unilateral invasive breast cancer
  • * Able to speak read or write English
  • * Patients with previous breast cancer
  • * Prior history of bilateral prophylactic mastectomy
  • * Known to have a germline mutation that predisposes them to an increased risk of breast cancer (e.g. BRCA1/2) and/or they are considered at high risk for contralateral breast cancer on the basis of a strong family history of cancer

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,

Abenaa M Brewster, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

2026-09-30