Genetic Counseling for Breast Cancer Survivors (GC for BC)

You may be eligible if

• Part 1: Female breast cancer patients at Moffitt Cancer Center (MCC) are eligible to participate if they:
• are \> 18 years of age;
• have no documented or observable psychiatric or neurological disorders that would interfere with study participation (e.g., dementia, psychosis);
• are capable of speaking and reading standard English;
• have not attended or scheduled an upcoming appointment for genetic counseling at the time of recruitment;
• are within 18 months of their breast cancer (BC) diagnosis;
• have a previous diagnosis of breast cancer or;
• received a referral letter for GC from their MCC physician;
• breast cancer at age 50 or below;
• bilateral breast cancer;
• multiple cancers except basal cell carcinoma;
• triple negative breast cancer;
• ovarian cancer or fallopian tube cancer at any age;
• of Ashkenazi Jewish descent;
• have 2 or more blood relatives diagnosed with breast cancer;
• have any blood relatives diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer;
• a first degree relative diagnosed with breast cancer below age 50;
• have blood relatives diagnosed with ovarian cancer;
• have 2 or more family members on the same side of the family with breast, ovarian, pancreatic, or prostate cancer;
• have a known cancer gene mutation (such as BRCA 1/2;
• have any male relatives diagnosed with breast cancer ; and
• have a mailing address and working telephone number; and
• provide written informed consent.
• Part 2: Female BC patients at MCC are eligible to participate if they:
• are \> 18 years of age;
• have no documented or observable psychiatric or neurological disorders that would interfere with study participation (e.g., dementia, psychosis);
• are capable of speaking and reading standard English;
• have not attended or scheduled an upcoming appointment for GC at the time of recruitment;
• have a previous diagnosis of breast cancer or;
• received a referral letter for GC from their MCC physician;
• breast cancer at age 50 or below;
• bilateral breast cancer;
• multiple cancers except basal cell carcinoma;
• triple negative breast cancer;
• ovarian cancer or fallopian tube cancer at any age
• of Ashkenazi Jewish descent;
• have 2 or more blood relatives diagnosed with breast cancer;
• have any blood relatives diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer;
• a first degree relative diagnosed with breast cancer below age 50;
• have blood relatives diagnosed with ovarian cancer;
• have 2 or more family members on the same side of the family with breast, ovarian, pancreatic, or prostate cancer;
• have a known cancer gene mutation (such as BRCA 1/2;
• have any male relatives diagnosed with breast cancer ; and
• have a mailing address and working telephone number; and
• provide written informed consent.