2 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
Mentor Integration Project This study will investigate the benefits of CHESS, a Human Cancer Mentor and the potential additional benefit of combining CHESS and a Cancer Mentor compared to Internet access for women diagnosed with breast cancer. Our goal is to advance interactive cancer communication systems, thus improving quality of life for patients and families facing cancer, especially underserved populations. Primary Aims: * Determine if the Internet, CHESS, a Cancer Mentor, or a combination of CHESS and the Cancer Mentor improve quality of life for women with breast cancer * Determine which of the above conditions is most effective * Determine which of the above conditions is most cost efficient
Component and Couple Analysis of Cancer Communication CHESS, the Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System is an innovative technology that provides information, social support and skills training to women with breast cancer. Previous CHESS clinical trials found improved patient outcomes but little is known about what services in CHESS produce those results. This study will examine whether breast cancer patient outcomes change when conceptually distinct CHESS services (information, social support, and skills training) are systematically added to a patients treatment resources. Primary Aims: * Determine the relative efficacies of different types of cancer communication treatments when they are presented alone or in combination * Determine routes or processes via which these elements work * Determine for whom the different treatment types work best.