Group Interventions for Breast Cancer Survivors

This is an interventional other trial for Breast Cancer Survivor focused on measuring Interventions, Meaning-Centered Group (MCG), Discussion Group (DG), Modules, Sessions, 12-291 Read More

Inclusion Criteria:

• History of non-metastatic breast cancer (DCIS or Stage I, II, or III) as recorded in the medical record at MSKCC by self-report, or by outside correspondence, including a study checklist signed by a physician for patients outside of MSKCC
• Post completion of treatment (may be on hormone therapy, such as Tamoxifen or monoclonal antibody, such as Herceptin or Pertuzumab)) for any type of cancer as confirmed by the medical record at MSKCC, by self-report, or by outside correspondence, including a study checklist signed by a physician for patients outside of MSKCC
• Age 18 or older
• Access to a telephone, computer (e.g. desktop, laptop, smartphone, tablet) and Internet

For Phase 2 only:

• A score of ≥ to 4 on the Distress Thermometer (DT) and indication that this distress is related in some way to the patient's breast cancer or survivorship
• If taking medication for mood, anxiety, depression, thoughts, sensory experiences such as hallucinations, or sleep, stable and consistent enough in dosage and use of that medication so as to not result in a clinically significant change as determined by the study PI/co-PI or, confirmed by reports in the medical record at MSKCC, by selfreport, or by outside correspondence, including a study checklist signed by a physician for patients outside of MSKCC
• Did not participate in Phase 1

Exclusion Criteria:

• Evidence of or treatment metastatic disease
• Significant psychiatric or cognitive disturbance sufficient, in the investigator's judgment, to preclude providing informed consent or participating in the groups (i.e., acute psychiatric symptoms which require individual treatment).