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Decision-making Regarding Prophylactic Mastectomy and Oophorectomy in Women Seeking Genetic Counseling and Testing for BRCA1/2 Mutations

NCT00579007 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 224

Last updated 2019-11-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn more about women's decision to undergo prophylactic surgery. This is removal of healthy organs in order to reduce risk of cancer. This study will help us to understand what makes women decide whether or not to have this kind of surgery.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

telephone interviews

Telephone interviews take place before the first counseling appointment (baseline), and 1 week, 6 months and 12 months post-notification of the individual's genetic test results. In the event that a participant chooses not to undergo genetic testing, follow-up interviews will take place 1 month, 6 months and 12 months after the initial counseling visit.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Wendy Lichtenthal, Ph.D. · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-03-11
Primary Completion
2019-11-20
Completion
2019-11-20

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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