Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Cancer Research and Information Association
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women 18 years and older, with breast cancer confirmed at histology and not operated yet ; Women 18 years and older, operated on breast cancer and with local relapse of the breast tumor ; Biopsy could be performed at least 1 month ago from the intervention; Signature of the informed consent of the study;
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient who underwent a surgery for benign lesion(s) of the concerned breast in less than 4 weeks before the date of inclusion in this study; Patient who had percutaneous breast biopsies of the concerned breast in less than 4 weeks before the date of inclusion in this study; Patient with bleeding breast cancer and/or skin ulceration; Patient with breast implant(s); Patient taking antibiotics one week before inclusion in the study; Patient with a current viral infection (fever);
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study the validity and reliability of the method of detecting breast cancer in Tunisian women by canine olfaction. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Demonstrate the sensitivity of this method in Tunisian patients in whom the diagnosis of breast cancer has been histologically proven 2. Determining Sensitivity, Specificity, and Predictive Values of this method | — |
Countries
Tunisia
Contacts
Public ContactSlim Ben Ahmed
Professor in Medical Oncology
Outcome results
None listed