Who can take part?
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com
If you have a diagnosis of male breast cancer and would be willing to offer information that can add to our understanding of what it is like to have this disease. We would like to talk to you if :
- You have had a diagnosis or treatment for male breast cancer in the past 11 years.
- Your sex is Male and you are aged 40-80 yrs. approximately. N.B.- We do not wish to exclude the possibility of younger men who have a diagnosis of MBC contributing to the study and welcome their participation.
- You have a diagnosis of ‘in situ,’ invasive MBC (stages 0-3) at the time of beginning the study and are waiting for surgery.
- You may have recently undergone, or are awaiting surgery to remove cancer and/ or lymph nodes. If you have a more advanced tumour, you may also have undergone chemotherapy and drug treatment before surgery, in order to shrink your tumour.
- You may be about to undergo adjuvant radiotherapy, chemotherapy treatment, or hormone treatment.
- You understand and speak English to a good standard.
Can anyone with breast cancer take part in this study ?
No – individuals whose sex is female, or who self- define as transgender may have different medical, psychological, information and after- care support needs and so they are not the focus of this research study.
In order to reduce the possibility of discomfort or stress, participants who have been diagnosed at stage 4 male breast cancer are not the focus of the study or stage 1 interviews. However, for the stage 1 interviews, we are willing to consider participants at stage 4 male breast cancer if they feel strongly about taking part and where the researchers feel they are able to ensure a participant’s physical and psychological well-being.
