Genetic Counseling or Usual Care in Helping Women With Newly Diagnosed Ductal Carcinoma In Situ or Stage I, Stage II, or Stage IIIA Breast Cancer Make Treatment Decisions

Arms (2)

1. type

   EXPERIMENTAL

   label

   Rapid genetic counseling

   description

   Following randomization, participants will be informed about whether they are assigned to Usual Care (UC) or Rapid Genetic Counseling (RGC). Participants in the UC arm can schedule a genetic counseling appointment at any time during the study if they wish. Participants in the RGC agree to obtain genetic counseling as soon as possible, before they make a definitive surgery decision. RGC can be accomplished by telephone or in-person. The RGC intervention is delivered by highly experienced genetic counselors at each site. This counseling is identical to our standard genetic counseling procedure for newly diagnosed patients. Immediate DNA collection via blood or buccal cell collection is available following counseling. Phone counseling participants will be been mailed a kit for DNA collection or have the option of having the sample collected at at LCCC.

   interventionNames

   1. Behavioral: counseling intervention
   2. Other: educational intervention
   3. Procedure: psychosocial assessment and care

2. type

   NO_INTERVENTION

   label

   Usual Care

   description

   Usual Care (UC) for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients does not typically include a pre-surgical genetic referral. These patients may obtain genetic counseling at their own discretion.