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Optimizing Surgical Decisions in Young Adults With Breast Cancer

Description

The goal of this study is to understand and improve the breast surgical decision-making process for young women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. As part of this study, the investigators will evaluate the impact and use a web-based tool called CONSYDER that is designed to provide useful information to young breast cancer patients. It is also meant to improve communication between young women and their surgeons with the purpose of helping patients make appropriate surgical decisions. Participants will complete surveys approximately within 1 week of the surgical consult and approximately 6 months after surgery. Patients who receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy will also be surveyed after the completion of neoadjuvant treatment but prior to surgery. Some patients will be invited for an interview after their surgery as part of the evaluation. A subset of patients/surgeons will also have their surgical consultation audio-recorded.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this study is to understand and improve the breast surgical decision-making process for young women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. As part of this study, the investigators will evaluate the impact and use a web-based tool called CONSYDER that is designed to provide useful information to young breast cancer patients. It is also meant to improve communication between young women and their surgeons with the purpose of helping patients make appropriate surgical decisions. Participants will complete surveys approximately within 1 week of the surgical consult and approximately 6 months after surgery. Patients who receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy will also be surveyed after the completion of neoadjuvant treatment but prior to surgery. Some patients will be invited for an interview after their surgery as part of the evaluation. A subset of patients/surgeons will also have their surgical consultation audio-recorded.

Optimizing Surgical Decisions in Young Adults With Breast Cancer

Optimizing Surgical Decisions in Young Adults With Breast Cancer

Condition
Breast Cancer Stage 0
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

New Haven

Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510

Boston

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215

New York

Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States, 10065

Durham

Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710

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

  • * Female aged 18-44
  • * New diagnosis of Stage 0, 1, 2, or 3 unilateral breast cancer
  • * English or Spanish speaking
  • * Diagnosis of de novo Stage 4 breast cancer
  • * Recurrent early-stage breast cancer
  • * Bilateral breast cancer

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 44 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Weill Medical College of Cornell University,

Shoshana Rosenberg, ScD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Rachel Greenup, MD, MPH, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Yale University

Study Record Dates

2027-05