NCT00031772
S9832: Effectiveness of Telephone Counseling By Breast Cancer Survivors on the Well-Being of Women With Recurrent Breast Cancer
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NCT00031772
INTERVENTIONAL
Enhancing Well-Being During Breast Cancer Recurrence. SWOG Study S9832.
RATIONALE: Telephone counseling by breast cancer survivors may enhance the well-being and quality of life of women who have recurrent breast cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized clinical trial to study the effectiveness of telephone counseling by breast cancer survivors on the well-being of women who have recurrent breast cancer.
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
* Received prior definitive surgical treatment for stage I-IIIa breast cancer with or without adjuvant chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, and/or radiotherapy
* No more than 56 days since diagnosis of first recurrence
* Any distant metastatic site, chest wall recurrence, scar recurrence, or nodal recurrence
* No ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence after lumpectomy or isolated contralateral new primary breast tumors
* Receiving or planning to receive first therapy for recurrence
* No prior therapy for this recurrence except surgical treatment for in-breast relapse after lumpectomy or local palliative radiotherapy
* Hormone receptor status:
* Not specified
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
Age:
* Not specified
Sex:
* Female
Menopausal status:
* Not specified
Performance status:
* Not specified
Life expectancy:
* Not specified
Hematopoietic:
* Not specified
Hepatic:
* Not specified
Renal:
* Not specified
Other:
* No psychiatric diagnosis that would preclude study
* Must be able to read and understand English
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
Biologic therapy:
* See Disease Characteristics
Chemotherapy:
* See Disease Characteristics
Endocrine therapy:
* See Disease Characteristics
Radiotherapy:
* See Disease Characteristics
Surgery:
* See Disease Characteristics
Breast Cancer
Psychosocial Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment
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- Type: PROCEDURE
- Name: psychosocial assessment and care
- Description: Questionnaire and telephone intervention
- Arm Group Labels: Intervention
- SWOG Cancer Research Network