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CancerCare Manitoba
Breast cancer patients ages 18-60 who are planned for adjuvant radiotherapy and who meet all inclusion/exclusion criteria will be offered voluntary participation in this trial. Recruitment will be open for approximately 18 months; it is anticipated that 1-2 patients will be recruited per week until the planned sample size is met. Participants will be stratified into three groups depending on their self-reported baseline Body-image satisfaction (BIS) score and will then be randomly allocated to receive conventional dark ink or UV fluorescent tattoos using permutated block randomization (4 patients per block) to ensure balance of BIS baseline average between study arms.
The investigators focus is to improve the current tattooing technique for breast cancer patients by introducing an alternate method that takes the patient's psychological perceptions of tattooing into account while first and foremost, continuing to guarantee that the current standard of accuracy in treatment delivery is maintained or improved. The investigators goal of decreasing the psychological effect of permanent radiotherapy tattoos aligns with CancerCare Manitoba's mission to improve the outcomes and quality of life for Manitobans with cancer.
Age
18–60
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Female age 18-60.
Histologically confirmed early stage invasive ductal or lobular carcinoma of a single breast (T1N0M0-T2N0M0) or DCIS/LCIS (TisNxMx or TisN0M0) of a single breast.
Deemed fit to undergo adjuvant radiotherapy to their breast by their supervising radiation oncologist.
Able to provide written informed consent.
Must be willing to be contacted by e-mail and have a valid e-mail account to complete follow up self-reported body image scale questionnaires.
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0 or 1.
Intact skin at site of standard radiotherapy tattoos. Must have access to a computer and be able and willing to comply with requirements of the protocol.
You may not be if
History of any prior radiotherapy courses to the chest or abdomen.
Metastatic disease.
Node positive breast cancer.
Bilateral breast cancer or bilateral DCIS/LCIS.
Deep-inspiration breath hold radiotherapy technique.
Unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the protocol as assessed by the study investigator or coordinator.
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