CompletedNot Applicable

Assessing Women's Attitudes About the Risk of Infertility Related to Adjuvant Therapy for Early Breast Cancer

Belgium, Chile385 participantsStarted 2003-05

Plain-language summary

RATIONALE: Adjuvant therapy given after surgery for early breast cancer may cause infertility. Assessing young women's attitudes and feelings about the risk of infertility may help improve the ability to plan effective treatment. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying young women's attitudes and feelings about the risk of infertility related to adjuvant therapy for stage I or stage II breast cancer.

Who can participate

Age range35 Years

SexFEMALE

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DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed prior or current diagnosis of breast cancer * Stage I or II * No relapsed disease * No evidence of infertility * Regular menses or regular hormonal contraception use for the past 3 months * Hormonal status: * Not specified PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Age * 35 and under at diagnosis Sex * Female Menopausal status * Premenopausal Performance status * Not specified Life expectancy * Not specified Hematopoietic * Not specified Hepatic * Not specified Renal * Not specified Other * No psychological, familial, sociological, or geographical condition that would preclude study compliance PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: Biologic therapy * Not specified Chemotherapy * Not specified Endocrine therapy * See Disease Characteristics Radiotherapy * Not specified Surgery * Not specified

What they're measuring

Patients who would agree to have chemotherapy if it reduces their chances of having children as assessed by questionnaire

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00062400

SponsorEuropean Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC

Sponsor typeNETWORK

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2008-06

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