Cascade Testing In Racially/Ethnically Diverse Relatives of Patients with Breast or Ovarian Cancer (CASSIE)

Contact:

Protocol:

AAAV0763

Study Status:

Active/Enrolling

Population:

Adult

Phase:

II

The study is being done to answer the following question: How can we best help women with family members who have cancer and a genetic mutation in a cancer gene make decisions about undergoing genetic testing? We are doing this study because we want to better understand if our web-based tool, RealRisks, can help women with family members who have a genetic variant make an informed decision about genetic testing.

Are you Eligible? (Inclusion Criteria)

  • 18 years or older. - Both men and women of all races and ethnic groups are eligible as probands for this trial. Only female first-degree relatives (FDRs) will be included given RealRisks targets females.

Specialty Area(s)

Principal Investigator

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  • Director of Clinical Breast Cancer Prevention Program
  • Co-Director, Cancer Research Training and Education Core (CRTEC), HICCC
  • Co-Associate Director, Education and Training, HICCC
  • Director of Faculty Development, Division of Hematology/Oncology, CUMC

Trial Location(s)

CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032