Promoting Breast Cancer Screening in Women Who Survived Childhood Cancer

Running, not enrolling · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Cancer

In brief

The purpose of this study is to empower women to improve their health in two very important areas: breast and heart health. This twelve-month study will compare two methods of informing participants about potential health risks and ways to stay healthy. The EMPOWER Study has been designed for adult women who were treated for a childhood cancer with chest radiation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01579552

Run by

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

People needed

360

Starts

2010-07-01

Expected to finish

2027-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-05

Who can join

Age: 25 and older, up to 49. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participant in the CCSS cohort
• Diagnosed with a childhood cancer prior to 21 years of age
• Treated with > 20 Gy of chest radiation (mantle, mediastinal, lung, or chest)
• Age 25-49 years at time of enrollment into the study
• Interval from chest radiation to the time of enrollment of > 8 years
• No mammogram or other breast imaging study in the 24 months prior to enrollment
• English-speaking - The University of Colorado AMC Denver and MSKCC group are not capable of or equipped for conducting a brief motivational interviews by telephone in another language.

You may not qualify if…

• Diagnosed with breast cancer
• Participated in the Project VISION feasibility study (exposed to part of the intervention)

Where it is running

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All protocol activities) — New York, New York, United States
• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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