This research study is evaluating how patients feel physically and emotionally after a prior breast biopsy for specific breast conditions (including atypical lesions such as atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH), lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS), and/or ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS))
The goal of this research is to better understand the experience of women who have been diagnosed with certain breast conditions to enable women (and their doctors) to make informed decisions about their care.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
912
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center in clinical affiliation with South Shore Hospital
Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
The Primary Outcome Measures Severity of Chronic Pain.
The Breast Cancer Pain Questionnaire (BCPQ) is a validated, self-reported instrument assessing pain severity, pain frequency (how many days per week), and pain location (breast, arm, side, axilla) over the last 2-week period with an average of 45.8 months from treatment for the two groups, Guideline Concordant Care (GCC) and Active Surveillance (AS). The Pain Burden Index (PBI) is a composite of pain severity, pain frequency, and pain location. Each severity answer is multiplied by each frequency answer and then summed with a total possible score ranging from 0-200 with higher scores indicating worse pain.
Time frame: Patient reported outcome was scheduled from at least one year from diagnosis. Participants' time from diagnosis to completing a survey was an average of 45.8 months in this study cohort.
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States