Do people at high cancer risk actually get their recommended screenings?

NCT ID NCT00582296

Summary

This study aims to understand if people with Lynch Syndrome, a genetic condition that increases cancer risk, follow through with the recommended screening tests for multiple organs after receiving genetic counseling. Researchers are observing over 1,500 adults who have received this counseling to see how many get their screenings and what factors influence their decisions. The goal is to gather knowledge to improve future care, not to test a new treatment.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent Only)

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Commack (Consent Only)

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Hauppauge (Consent Only)

    Hauppauge, New York, 11788, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent Only)

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent only)

    Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent Only)

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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