10-Year study tracks young breast cancer patients to uncover hidden patterns

NCT ID NCT01468246

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study follows over 1,300 women aged 40 or younger who were recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers collect surveys, blood samples, and tumor tissue to learn about the disease, treatment side effects, and emotional challenges like fertility and menopause. The goal is to better understand what young women with breast cancer go through and find ways to improve their care.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Cape Cod Hospital

    Hyannis, Massachusetts, 02601, United States

  • DF/BWCC at Milford Regional Medical Center

    Milford, Massachusetts, 01757, United States

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Dana-Farber/New Hampshire Oncology-Hematology

    Londonderry, New Hampshire, 03053, United States

  • Lowell General Hospital

    Lowell, Massachusetts, 01854, United States

  • MGH/North Shore Cancer Center

    Danvers, Massachusetts, 01923, United States

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Newton-Wellesley Hospital

    Newton, Massachusetts, 02462, United States

  • South Shore Hospital

    South Weymouth, Massachusetts, 02190, United States

  • Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, 3M5, Canada

  • University of Colorado Cancer Center

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States