Observational Cohort Study: Chemotherapy Decisions and Outcomes in Women Age 65 or Older With Operable, Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
Observational Cohort Study: Chemotherapy Decisions and Outcomes in Women Age 65 or Older With Operable, Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Studying how older women make treatment decisions and how these decisions affect the outcome of treatment may help doctors plan more effective treatments and improve patient quality of life.
PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how a patient's treatment preferences and decisions about chemotherapy affect the outcome of treatment in older women with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
OBJECTIVES:
OUTLINE: This is a cohort study.
Patients participate in interviews over 30-45 minutes at baseline, at 6 months, and at 1 and 2 years.
Patients are followed annually for at least 5 years.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 1,296 patients will be accrued for this study within 18-24 months.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
Histologically confirmed primary adenocarcinoma of the breast
No prior carcinoma in situ, lobular carcinoma in situ, ductal carcinoma in situ, or invasive breast cancer
Hormone receptor status:
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age
Sex
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Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20010, United States
La Porte, Indiana 46350, United States
Scarborough, Maine 04074, United States
Baltimore, Maryland 21237, United States
Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
Columbia, Missouri 65203, United States
St Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
Grand Island, Nebraska 68803, United States
North Platte, Nebraska 69103, United States
Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6805, United States
Concord, New Hampshire 03301, United States
Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756-0002, United States
Manchester, New Hampshire 03102, United States
East Syracuse, New York 13057, United States
Rochester, New York 14621, United States
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7295, United States
Pinehurst, North Carolina 28374, United States
Washington, North Carolina 27889, United States
Burlington, Vermont 05401, United States
Fairfax, Virginia 22031, United States