Factors Affecting Decisions About Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy in Black and Latina Women

Completed

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment

In brief

RATIONALE: Learning about the reasons for choosing to have, or not to have, breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer may help doctors understand why black or Latina women may or may not undergo breast reconstruction. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying factors affecting decisions about breast reconstruction after mastectomy in black and Latina women.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00519974

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

55

Starts

2007-07-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
• New School for Social Research — New York, New York, United States
• Spirit of Hope — New York, New York, United States
• Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention — New York, New York, United States
• SHARE, Incorporated — New York, New York, United States
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States

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