Health Communication in Families

Completed

Conditions studied: Lung Cancer, Melanoma, Skin Cancer

In brief

There are two goals of this research study. First, we hope to develop a plan to guide family discussions that can help parents diagnosed with lung cancer talk about cancer risk with their adult children. Second, we want to understand how families talk about cancer prevention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00597961

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

42

Starts

2003-08-12

Expected to finish

2020-04-14

Last updated by the study team

2020-04-16

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Lung cancer patients must have a history of smoking.
• Family members of lung cancer patients must be active smokers in order to participate in the study.
• All participants must be more than 18 years of age and be fluent in English.
• Patients must have received a diagnosis of either lung cancer or melanoma within the past 3 to 18 months.

Where it is running

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

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