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Lead
Northwestern University
With
Northwestern Medicine
Age
18–any
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients with newly diagnosed Breast Cancer (BC) (stages 0-4) deemed eligible by the oncology physician team to undergo intent-to-cure treatment
Patients must have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Scale score of 0 (Fully active, able to carry on all pre-disease performance without restriction), 1 (Restricted in physically strenuous activity but ambulatory and able to carry out work of a light or sedentary nature, e.g., light house- work, office work); or 2 (Ambulatory and capable of all self-care but unable to carry out any work activities; up and about more than 50% of waking hours)
Patients must be Female \[Note: Males are not included as BC in males is less than 1% of all cases\]
Patients must be English speaking
Patients must be age ≥ 18 years
Patients must have regular access to a mobile phone that can receive text messages and phone calls
Patients must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document prior to registration on study
You may not be if
Patient with any prior malignancy (except non-melanoma skin)
Patients with an ECOG Performance Scale score of 3 (Capable of only limited self-care; confined to bed or chair more than 50% of waking hours), 4 (Completely disabled; cannot carry on any self-care; totally confined to bed or chair) or 5 (dead)
History of pre-existing upper extremity functional impairment, lymphedema, central nervous system damage, other systemic medical condition (e.g. fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes)
Actively receiving physical therapy at the time of recruitment and baseline measurement
Patients with brain metastasis with adverse events attributable to the metastasis ≥ grade 3
Patients who are pregnant or lactating
Patients with any issue that would limit their ability to comply with study requirements
