Screening for Gynecologic Cancers in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) Patients

NCT00508846 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 93

Last updated 2016-03-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Among women with HNPCC, this study will assess:

1. Knowledge of screening recommendations for endometrial and ovarian cancers.
2. Perceived risk and cancer worries regarding endometrial, ovarian and colorectal cancers.
3. Adherence to screening recommendations for endometrial, ovarian and colon cancers.
4. Perceived benefits,supports and barriers to endometrial and ovarian cancer screening.
5. Patterns of communication about endometrial and ovarian cancer risk within families with HNPCC and with health care providers.
6. Patient preferences for potential cancer screening and cancer prevention strategies related to HNPCC-associated cancers.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Questionnaire

Two-part telephone questionnaire lasting about 60 minutes total.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Susan Peterson, PhD · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-05-31
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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