breast cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria: - Women with an age between 35 and 60 years old - European ancestry - Not affected with breast cancer or other type of cancer - First degree relative with breast cancer - Access to the internet - Ability to answer a Dutch questionnaire Further family history should comply with one of the referral criteria for the Clinical Geneticist below. This is from the perspective of the affected counselee, who invites her unaffected relatives. - Breast cancer before the age of 40 - Two primary breast tumours with the first diagnosis before the age of 50 - Triple negative (Estrogen and Progesterone receptor negative, Her2Neu negative) breast cancer before the age of 60 - Two first degree female relatives with breast cancer below the age of 50 - Three first or second degree female relatives with breast cancer, at least one below the age of 50
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - The family does not fulfil referral criteria for the Clinical Geneticist - A (likely) pathogenic BRCA1, BRCA2, PALB2, ATM or CHEK2 variant is detected in the affected counselee - The participant is affected with cancer - Individuals with mental retardation or otherwise unable to understand the informed consent procedure
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study endpoint is the difference in the scores of the Distress thermometer and Psychosocial Aspects of Hereditary Cancer (PAHC) questionnaire before and after the web consult, where the individualised risk score will be communicated, to measure the psychosocial impact. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary, the precision risk assessment and its potential to change clinical management relative to current risk assessment practice. | — |
Countries
Netherlands