Contraception use and changes in young women with newly diagnosed breast cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate contraception use and change among young women with early breast cancer.

Design

Secondary analysis of a cluster randomized trial.

Subjects

Patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer age ≤45 years enrolled from 54 US oncology practices.

Intervention

Sites were randomly assigned to the Young Women's Intervention, an educational intervention for young women with newly diagnosed breast cancer and their oncologists addressing issues specific to this population, including contraception, or a contact-time control physical activity intervention. Participants completed surveys in follow-up, including a 3-month survey regarding contraceptive practices before and after diagnosis.

Main outcome measures

Outcomes of interest included young women

SUBMITTER: Tesch ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11839334 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature