Read article A study looking at developing a tool to help young women make decisions about breast cancer treatment
This study is looking at a way of helping young women diagnosed with breast cancer to make decisions about their treatment.
Treatment for early stage breast cancer usually includes surgery. But your surgeon may give you a choice of surgical treatments.
In this study, researchers want to understand more about the experiences of younger women who have been diagnosed and treated for early stage breast cancer. They want to learn more about the information that was available and how women made decisions about the type of surgery they had.
The researchers will use this information to develop a tool that could help other young women to understand their treatment options and reach a decision about the best surgery to have in their circumstances.
You will not get any direct benefit from taking part in this study, but the researchers hope it will help them develop a decision tool that will be useful for other young women and their doctors.
Recruitment
Phase
Who can enter
You may be able to enter this trial if you
- Were diagnosed with breast cancer at least 6 months ago
- Had treatment that included surgery
- Were no older than 40 when you were diagnosed
You cannot enter this trial if you can’t speak English.
Trial design
The study will recruit about 36 young women who have had treatment for breast cancer.
The researchers will send invitation letters to women who have had a mastectomy and to women who have had breast conserving surgery. If you agree to take part, they will ask you either to have an interview, or to join a discussion group.
If you have an interview, a member of the study team will ask you about your experience of deciding which type of surgery to have and the factors that were important to you when making this decision.
The researchers will use the findings from the interviews to prepare some information that may be helpful for young women making decisions about breast cancer surgery.
The discussion groups will look at the prepared information and comment on how useful they think it would be. The researchers will also ask them to suggest the best way for the information to be presented.
The researchers will make audio recordings of all the interviews and discussions, but any information you give is confidential. It will not be possible to identify you in any results from the study.
Hospital visits
The interviews will be conducted at a time and place convenient for you.
The researchers will arrange the discussion groups so that people taking part don’t have to travel too far.
Side effects
There are no side effects from taking part in this study. You may find that it raises issues you have not previously thought about. You can ask the researcher if you would like to discuss anything further or if you would like more help.
Location of trial
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Cancer Research UK
Angel Building
407 St John Street
London
EC1V 4AD
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