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Health Behaviors, Surveillance, Psychosocial Factors, and Family Concerns

NCT00518050 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2015-07-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the health behaviors of melanoma survivors. We want to know about their thoughts and concerns. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer. The number of people being diagnosed with melanoma is growing. Many people who are diagnosed with melanoma are young. Little research has been done to find out how melanoma survivors feel years after they have been treated.

Conditions

  • Melanoma
  • Survivors
  • Psychological Factors

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Focus group

Conduct focus groups in melanoma survivors to enhance the understanding of the behavioral aspects of: * Screening, skin self-examination, sun protection, and other cancer preventive practices; * Cognitive factors (knowledge, awareness, melanoma worry, and perceived risk) related to screening and sun protection practices; and, * Impact of melanoma on quality of life, family relationships, and economic issues arising from treatment

BEHAVIORAL

Survey

History of sun exposure Medical factors Affect, cognition, and quality of life Behavioral adoption Demographics Phenotypic factors Economic/healthcare factors

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Susan Oliveria, ScD, MPH · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-07-31
Completion
2015-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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