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Attitudes Towards Prophylactic Colectomy in Hereditary Non-polyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) Patients

NCT00582452 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2009-12-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn more about individual's with a family history of colon cancer and the process by which they may decide to undergo or not undergo prophylactic colectomy. This is a surgery to remove the colon in order to reduce risk of cancer (or of getting cancer again).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Telephone survey

Telephone survey

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Karen Hurley, PhD · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-11-30
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases
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