Breast cancer's hidden toll on jobs and wallets varies by ethnicity
NCT ID NCT01134172
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how breast cancer treatment impacts women's jobs, finances, and daily life, especially comparing women from different ethnic groups. About 935 breast cancer survivors who were working before or during treatment will share their experiences. The goal is to understand these effects better so that support can be improved for everyone.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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935 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2010
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
We will recruit participants from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), four of its community-based outpatient treatment centers, and four urban community hospitals and clinics that serve large populations of ethnic minorities in New York City. The MSKCC outpatient regional sites are located in New Jersey (Basking Ridge, Monmouth) and New York, with two in Long Island (Commack and Rockville Centre) and another in Westchester County.
- Ages
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18 to 64 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: Breast cancer survivors * Pathologic diagnosis of stage I-III breast cancer * Paid employment (full time or part time) at time of consent or in the three months prior to diagnosis * Age 18 to 64 years (inclusive) * The ability to give informed consent in Chinese (Mandarin), English, Korean, or Spanish.at MSK, New York Presbyterian Queens and Queens Medical Associates At NYC Health \& Hospitals/ Lincoln Medical Center, patients must be able to give consent in English or Spanish. * At the time of enrollment, participants must still be undergoing chemotherapy, undergoing radiation therapy, or planning surgery unless surgery is to be the only treatment modality. Those for whom treatment consists of surgery alone may have had their operation no more than 2 months prior to study enrollment. Participants need not have undergone surgical reconstruction prior to enrollment if the plan is to delay this procedure until after primary treatment is completed. Comparison group Paid employment (full time or part time) at the time of consent * Age 18 to 64 years (inclusive) and within an age range that is 5 years above or below that of the nominating or matched survivor * The ability to give informed consent in the same language as the nominating survivor * Membership in the same ethnic group as the nominating survivor * Not treated for cancer in the past year (other than non-melanoma skin cancer) Exclusion Criteria: * N/A
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bellevue Hospital Center
New York, New York, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
Commack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau
Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
Harrison, New York, 10604, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering at Ralph Lauren
New York, New York, 10035, United States
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NYC Health & Hospitals /Lincoln Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10451, United States
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New York Presbyterian Queens
Queens, New York, 11355, United States
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Queens Medical Associates
Fresh Meadows, New York, 11366, United States
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Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center
Brooklyn, New York, 11206, United States
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