Enhancing Well-Being During Breast Cancer Recurrence

Abstract

Significant numbers of breast cancer patients will experience a recurrence of their disease. Breast cancer recurrence is a time of enormous crisis, with significant distress, depression, and symptomatology, and few effective coping strategies. Targeted support services are currently unavailable. This study tests the hypothesis that patients experience greater well-being by participating in an intervention designed for breast cancer patients experiencing a first recurrence. Following a pilot study phase, 300 breast cancer patients will be enrolled within 8 weeks post-recurrence. All participants are Southwest Oncology roup (SWOG) institutions. The women will be randomly assigned to a control group or an intervention to be carried out by Y-ME, a national breast cancer support and advocacy organization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA354072

Entities

People

  • Charles A. Coltman

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Breast Cancer
  • Chemotherapy
  • Drug Abuse
  • Health Services
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Mastectomy
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Oncology
  • Opioids
  • Pilot Studies
  • Prosthetics
  • Psychology
  • Quality Of Life
  • Surgery
  • Surveys
  • Therapy

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