Standard Verbal Counseling With or Without a Pictorial Educational Tool for the Reduction of Psychological Morbidity in Patients With Stage 0-IIIA Breast Cancer Receiving Radiation Therapy, COPE Study

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. Assessment of patient reported anxiety and depression, confidence with information, and side effect expectations of radiation therapy following counseling with or without photo guide at pre-treatment, 2 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months. SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: I. Efficacy of intervention to impart reasonable expectations of the side effect burden of radiation therapy (RT). EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE: I. Picture Guide book. OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Patients undergo verbal counseling and view a photo guide. Patients also complete questionnaires at 2 weeks, 6 and 12 months. ARM II: Patients undergo verbal counseling. Patients also complete questionnaires at 2 weeks, 6 and 12 months.