Breast Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Breast
Brief summary
The investigators will compare the differences in the scores between the baseline questionnaire (at diagnosis) and the second questionnaire (at treatment) in the RADS II patients that enrolled in pre-treatment trials versus those that don't.
Interventions
OTHERQuality of Life
All participants recruited will complete a questionnaire prior to their breast biopsy and then again approximately one week before their surgery. The questionnaire is focused on the level of anxiety patients experience during the wait time between diagnosis and surgery. Additional tissue will be collected at the time of the diagnostic biopsy.
Sponsors
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
19 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* \>18 years of age * Diagnosis of BI-RADS 4 and 5 (highly suspicious for carcinoma) on an initial imaging * \>2cm area of disease * Provide informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Previous neo-adjuvant therapy * Patients with recurrent disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of life | up to 6 weeks | To determine if there are improvements in the measurements of anxiety through quality of life questionnaires completed at 2 different time points when participating in a window of opportunity trial verses not participating in a window of opportunity trial. |
Countries
Canada
Contacts
Primary ContactAngel Arnaout, Surgeon
Outcome results
None listed