Overview
This clinical trial studies whether a post-treatment supportive service program can be used to help breast cancer survivors in Western New York (WNY) transition into post-treatment life (survivorship). The post-treatment supportive service program is delivered to breast cancer survivors of WNY. It combines group support sessions and one-on-one (1:1) peer mentoring sessions. The group support sessions include traditional support groups, educational topics/lessons, activities, such as cooking lessons, celebrations, or facility tours, and guest speakers. The 1:1 peer mentoring sessions are held with a long-term breast cancer survivor mentor. The long-term breast cancer survivor mentor helps the mentee get in the practice of performing once monthly self-assessments and create plans to help improve any identified modifiable risk factors. The long-term breast cancer survivor mentor can also help connect the mentee to providers or resources as needed. A post-treatment supportive service program may help Black women breast cancer survivors in WNY transition into survivorship.
Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. Design, develop, and deliver a no-cost, culturally appropriate, community-engaged, evidence-based, easily accessible, multilevel program to one hundred individuals who are breast cancer survivors in WNY prioritzing those who have most recently transitioned into their post-treatment life and/or self-identify as African American.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine the feasibility and acceptability of the newly generated survivorship programming.
II. Prepare for possible future dissemination and implementations at other National Witness Project® (NWP) sites.
EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:
I. Examinations of:
Ia. Program participants overall health, wellbeing, and quality of life; Ib. Program participants breast cancer recurrence rates; Ic. Factors that influence the program's self-sustainability potential; Id. Processes involved in programming revision / modification / improvement etc.
- OUTLINE
Patients attend survivorship group support sessions over 2 hours on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month and 1:1 peer mentoring sessions with long-term breast cancer survivors on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month for up to 12 months.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ability to speak and read English
- At least 18 years of age or older
- Live in the Western New York area
- Has been diagnosed with breast cancer (any stage)
- Has completed primary breast cancer treatments (i.e., systemic, radiation, and/or
surgical interventions other than breast reconstruction surgeries)
- Mentors are at least one-year post-treatment completion
- Mentees are less than one-year post-treatment completion
- Note: Individuals who have completed primary breast cancer treatments who are
being managed with ongoing hormonal therapies and/or are awaiting breast
reconstruction surgery may participate in this study (i.e., these therapies do
not meet exclusion criteria)
- Note: Although any breast cancer survivor may participate, priority will be given to those who have most recently transitioned into their post-treatment life and /or self-identify as African American
Exclusion Criteria:
- Currently receiving neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant systemic and/or radiations therapies
- Unwilling or unable to complete the assessment in English
- Are pregnant or nursing
- Are unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements
- Note: Individuals who have completed primary breast cancer treatments who are being managed with ongoing hormonal therapies and/or are awaiting breast reconstruction surgery may participate in this study (i.e., these therapies do not meet exclusion criteria)