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

Completed

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00579007

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

224

Starts

2003-03-11

Expected to finish

2019-11-20

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-22

Who can join

Age: 25 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female gender
• age 25 and above
• a personal or family history of breast and/or ovarian cancer showing clinical features associated with increased risk of carrying a BRCA1/2 mutation (e.g., breast and ovarian cancer on the same side of the family, early age of onset, multiple primaries in the same individual) or having a first-degree relative with a known BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.

You may not qualify if…

• Male gender
• age less than 25 years
• unable to provide meaningful informed consent due to physical, cognitive or psychiatric disability
• non-English speaking

Where it is running

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — New York, New York, United States

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