Breast Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
recurrent breast cancer, stage I breast cancer, stage II breast cancer, stage IIIA breast cancer, stage IIIB breast cancer, stage IIIC breast cancer, stage IV breast cancer
Brief summary
RATIONALE: Measuring how advertising affects treatment compliance in women with breast cancer may help doctors plan the best treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying how advertisements affect treatment compliance in women with breast cancer.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: Primary * Evaluate the consequences of advertisement on treatment compliance in women with breast cancer. Secondary * Determine the factors favoring or not favoring adherence to the medical recommendations. OUTLINE: Patients and their medical and nonmedical caregivers are interviewed by a sociologist or anthropologist twice over 1 year. The first interview is at the consultation visit and the second interview is at the patient's home. The impact of advertisement on treatment compliance is measured. PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 65 patients will be accrued for this study.
Interventions
OTHERcounseling intervention
PROCEDUREpsychosocial assessment and care
Sponsors
Institut Bergonié
Study design
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of breast cancer * Hormone receptor status not specified PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Female * Menopausal status not specified PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * Not specified
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Treatment compliance | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Factors affecting adherence to the medical plan | — |
Outcome results
None listed