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Filter by:Evaluation of an educational intervention for women with breast pain Target Problem -Symptomatic breast pain Study Objectives- The primary objective is to obtain knowledge of women's perceptions of an educational video about breast pain, breast awareness and self-examination and its impact on their confidence in self-management of breast pain. The secondary objectives -proportion of women who report that the video 1. Was informative 2. Might have reassured them enough not to have needed to seek an appointment in secondary care. Study Design- Prospective single-centre mixed methods study through semi-structured interviews for Masters in Public Health thesis Trial Population -Women, aged 18-40, referred to "one-stop" / rapid diagnostic breast clinic at The Royal Marsden Hospital (RMH) with breast pain alone. Recruitment target Until saturation, expected sample 10-15 Trial Design- Mixed methods study using semi-structured interviews Primary endpoint -This is a qualitative study, with no statistical primary end point. Secondary endpoints-Descriptive summaries of two questions will be reported as a secondary end point. Inclusion Criteria - Women aged between 18 years and 40 years on the day of clinic attendance - Breast pain as the only symptom - Normal clinical examination - No further investigation (imaging, biopsy etc) Exclusion Criteria - Presence of suspicious features during clinical examination requiring further investigation - Strong family history of breast cancer - Previous breast imaging within last 12 months - Previous history of breast cancer - Current or previous treatment with Tamoxifen - Concurrent cancer - Medical or psychiatric illness which might impact their participation in the study
Pain following mastectomy surgery for breast cancer can be significant. Poorly managed pain in the immediate time-period following surgery can potentially lead to long-term (chronic) pain conditions. There is still a need to find the safest, least invasive, and most effective method to manage this pain. The investigators believe that a new technique of injecting local anesthesia (freezing) in to specific areas at the end of mastectomy surgery may be a very important step to managing pain after breast surgery. The investigators would like to begin by performing a pilot study, meaning the investigators will perform the technique in patients and compare what their pain outcomes are to patients who have not had the technique.