Overview
To learn if providing a 3-D printed model of the breast can help breast cancer patients make decisions related to their care. During this study, some study participants will receive the 3-D printed model and some study participants will receive traditional breast imaging scans to learn if the 3-D printed model
Description
Primary Objective:
•The objective of this prospective study is to determine the impact of 3D printed breast models, compared to 2D imaging, on breast cancer patients' decisional conflict related to treatment decision-making.
Secondary Objective:
- To observe if patients will change their initial desired surgical option (mastectomy versus lumpectomy) after viewing the 3D printed models
- To evaluate the quality of the communication between surgical providers and patients with and without the 3D printed models
- To assess the surgical outcome including the margin status
- To evaluate patient satisfaction and well-being post-surgery between the 3D printed model group and the control group as well as mastectomy versus lumpectomy subgroups
- To assess surgical providers' response to the acceptability and utility of the model
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 or older female
- Patient must have histologically confirmed breast malignancy
- Patient is a candidate for surgical management
- Patient has a surgeon at MDACC (main campus and/or Houston Area Locations)
- Patient has a breast MRI for extent of disease assessment at MDACC (main campus and/or Houston Area Locations).
- Patient is able to speak, read or write English
- Patient is willing to be randomized to the control or 3D printed breast model groups and is willing to sign the consent form.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant and breastfeeding patients
- Patients who had history of mastectomy, have recurrent malignancies on the mastectomy side
- Patients for whom it is not feasible to create a 3D printed breast model from breast MRI