Quality of Life in Female Breast Cancer Survivors and Their Spouse, Partner, or Acquaintance
Breast Cancer, Cancer Survivor, Cognitive/Functional Effects
About this trial
This is an observational trial for Breast Cancer focused on measuring cognitive/functional effects, spiritual concerns, sexuality and reproductive issues, psychosocial effects of cancer and its treatment, cancer survivor, stage I breast cancer, stage II breast cancer, stage IIIA breast cancer, stage IIIB breast cancer, stage IIIC breast cancer
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Patient Female breast cancer survivor with age at initial diagnosis in 1 of the following ranges: 18 to 45 55 to 78 Must have enrolled and participated in ECOG study CLB-9741, E-1199, or E-2197 Must have received chemotherapy at least 3 years, but no more than 8 years prior to this study entry Disease free at the time of this study entry Spouse or partner of the patient, age-matched female acquaintances of the patient (in the younger patient group), or partner of acquaintances Spouse or partner of the patient may be either gender Age-matched female acquaintance is defined as within 5 years of age difference of the patient in younger group (18-45 years of age) With a similar level of education and race of the patient Not a personal friend of the patient No history of breast cancer PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Must reside in the continental U.S. and speak English (for patients) PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: See Disease Characteristics
Sites / Locations
- Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Manchester Memorial Hospital
- Baptist Cancer Institute - Jacksonville
- Hematology Oncology Associates of Illinois - Berwyn
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University
- Hematology and Oncology Associates
- Rush University Medical Center
- Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute
- Evanston Hospital
- Ingalls Cancer Care Center at Ingalls Memorial Hospital
- Hinsdale Hematology Oncology Associates
- Midwest Center for Hematology/Oncology
- North Shore Oncology and Hematology Associates, Limited - Libertyville
- La Grange Oncology Associates - Geneva
- Cancer Care and Hematology Specialists of Chicagoland - Niles
- Hematology Oncology Associates - Skokie
- Regional Cancer Center at Memorial Medical Center
- Elkhart General Hospital
- Howard Community Hospital
- Center for Cancer Therapy at LaPorte Hospital and Health Services
- Clarian Arnett Cancer Care
- CCOP - Northern Indiana CR Consortium
- Memorial Hospital of South Bend
- Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center
- South Bend Clinic
- McFarland Clinic, PC
- Siouxland Hematology-Oncology Associates, LLP
- Mercy Medical Center - Sioux City
- St. Luke's Regional Medical Center
- York Hospital's Oncology Treatment Center
- Suburban Hospital
- Hickman Cancer Center at Bixby Medical Center
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Escanaba
- Dickinson County Healthcare System
- Borgess Medical Center
- West Michigan Cancer Center
- Bronson Methodist Hospital
- Haematology-Oncology Associates of Ohio and Michigan, PC
- Community Cancer Center of Monroe
- Mercy Memorial Hospital - Monroe
- Lakeland Regional Cancer Care Center - St. Joseph
- Duluth Clinic Cancer Center - Duluth
- CCOP - Duluth
- Miller - Dwan Medical Center
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Hamilton
- Fox Chase Virtua Health Cancer Program at Virtua Memorial Hospital Marlton
- Jersey Shore Cancer Center at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
- Cancer Institute of New Jersey at UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Fox Chase Virtua Health Cancer Program at Virtua West Jersey
- Wood County Oncology Center
- Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
- MetroHealth Cancer Care Center at MetroHealth Medical Center
- North Coast Cancer Care - Clyde
- Hematology Oncology Center
- Lima Memorial Hospital
- Northwest Ohio Oncology Center
- St. Luke's Hospital
- St. Charles Mercy Hospital
- Toledo Clinic - Oregon
- North Coast Cancer Care, Incorporated
- Flower Hospital Cancer Center
- Mercy Hospital of Tiffin
- Toledo Hospital
- St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center
- Medical University of Ohio Cancer Center
- CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital
- St. Anne Mercy Hospital
- Toledo Clinic, Incorporated - Main Clinic
- Fulton County Health Center
- Bryn Mawr Hospital
- Lancaster General Hospital
- Cancer Center of Paoli Memorial Hospital
- Fox Chase Cancer Center - Philadelphia
- Cancer Center at Phoenixville Hospital
- Guthrie Cancer Center at Guthrie Clinic Sayre
- CCOP - Main Line Health
- Lankenau Cancer Center at Lankenau Hospital
- Medical X-Ray Center, PC
- Sanford Cancer Center at Sanford USD Medical Center
- MBCCOP - Meharry Medical College - Nashville
- CCOP - Scott and White Hospital
- Fredericksburg Oncology, Incorporated
- Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University Hospitals
- Marshfield Clinic - Chippewa Center
- Marshfield Clinic Cancer Care at Regional Cancer Center
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited at St. Mary's Hospital
- St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center - Green Bay
- St. Vincent Hospital Regional Cancer Center
- Mercy Regional Cancer Center
- Gundersen Lutheran Center for Cancer and Blood
- Bay Area Cancer Care Center at Bay Area Medical Center
- Marshfield Clinic - Marshfield Center
- Marshfield Clinic - Lakeland Center
- Regional Cancer Center at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Oconto Falls
- Ministry Medical Group at Saint Mary's Hospital
- Marshfield Clinic - Indianhead Center
- Marshfield Clinic at Saint Michael's Hospital
- Green Bay Oncology, Limited - Sturgeon Bay
- Waukesha Memorial Hospital Regional Cancer Center
- Marshfield Clinic - Wausau Center
- Marshfield Clinic - Weston Center
- Marshfield Clinic - Wisconsin Rapids Center