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The purpose of this study is to see how the look of telangiectasias (small dilated blood vessels) on radiated breast skin when altered by the pulsed dye laser affects a patient's overall well being.
Patients will have a set of treatments with a pulsed dye laser. This is a laser that targets red blood vessels and delivers heat causing the telangiectasias to become smaller and less visible. The laser has been used safely to treat telangiectasias on the skin of patients who received radiation for breast cancer.
Patients in the study will be asked to complete a questionnaire asking how they feel about the telangiectasias, their radiated skin and its effect on their daily lives. The questionnaire will be given at every visit. The improvement in the look of patients' radiated skin will also be compared to answers to the questionnaire. We hope the study will improve our understanding of how patients feel about the long term effects of radiation on their skin.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Breast cancer survivors with radiation-induced Telangiectasias | A quality of life assessment will also be completed by the patient using the Skindex-16 and a subscale of the BREAST-Q Breast Conserving Module questionnaire. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| questionnaires | Behavioral | This study will be offered to patients who, at the time of consultation are identified as having had adjuvant breast radiation treatment following surgical treatment for breast cancer and developed radiation-induced telangiectasias. The Skindex-16 and BREAST-Q questionnaires will be used to evaluate the quality of life of The study participants. For each instrument, for each evaluation time point, QOL scores will be summed and transformed into a scale from 0-100. Descriptive statistics will be used to describe the QOL of the study participants. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| evaluate quality-of-life (QoL) | in breast cancer survivors with chronic radiation-induced telangiectasias who are undergoing pulsed dye laser treatment. To assess quality of life in relation to the radiation-induced telangiectasias, two pre-existing validated scales will be utilized. The Skindex-16 and BREAST-Q are scales that have been validated to assess quality of life. | 2 years |
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Patients from the Dermatology Division and/or Radiation Oncology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department(s) and the Breast Cancer Survivorship Program will be identified by the Nurse Practitioners of the survivorship program or by clinicians in these departments for the study.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Erica Lee, MD | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York | New York | 10065 | United States |
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| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | View source |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001943 | Breast Neoplasms |
| D013684 | Telangiectasis |
| ID | Term |
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| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D001941 | Breast Diseases |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D011795 | Surveys and Questionnaires |
| ID | Term |
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| D003625 | Data Collection |
| D004812 | Epidemiologic Methods |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D017531 | Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms |
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| D017437 |
| Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D011787 | Quality of Health Care |
| D017530 | Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation |
| D011634 | Public Health |
| D004778 | Environment and Public Health |