Decisions of Young Women With Breast Cancer Regarding Fertility Preservation Before Cancer Treatment and Family Building After Treatment

This study will help the researchers learn more about factors that affect the decisions about fertility preservation and family building made by young women with breast cancer.

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Key information

Conditions

Fertility Preservation Breast Cancer Breast Diseases Breast Neoplasms Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Skin Diseases Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Age range

18 year–45 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, 10065, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Breast cancer, Stage 0-III
Female
18-45 years of age at time of diagnosis
Patients that completed their primary breast cancer treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy). Patients can still be on endocrine therapy, trastuzumab and/or pertuzumab therapy.
Received education and counseling by MSK Fertility Nurse Specialist before beginning cancer treatment from 2009 through 2018

Exclusion criteria

Unable to read English

Treatment and study plan

web-based questionnaire

Behavioral

Participants will complete a web-based questionnaire examining the decisions patients made about fertility preservation before and after treatment, the factors that influenced their decisions, and the ways in which patients pursue family building after treatment.

Primary outcomes

Patient-reported outcome questionnaire - Fertility Preservation Questionnaire

Time frame: 1 year

Number of patients reporting that fertility tools were recommended to them following their breast cancer diagnosis

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2019
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Jan 28, 2019
Registry last updated: Aug 17, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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