Reactions to and Desire for Prognostic Testing in Choroidal Melanoma Patients
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Abstract
To determine if choroidal melanoma patients want cytogenetic prognostic information. Ninety-nine choroidal melanoma patients completed a questionnaire regarding their opinions about receiving prognostic information. The perceived usefulness of prognostic information was evaluated in patients who had undergone cytogenetic testing. Depressive symptoms, quality of life, and interest in supportive counseling during test receipt were assessed. Ninety-seven percent of respondents reported that they would have wanted prognostic information at the time of their treatment and 98% of respondents reported that supportive counseling should be offered when prognostic information is given. Patients who had received a more favorable prognostic result were more likely to endorse the usefulness of cytogenetic testing than were patients who had received a less favorable prognostic result. Psychological status did not vary significantly as a function of cytogenetic test result. Prognostic information was important to patients with choroidal melanoma, even in the absence of prophylactic measures which might improve prognosis.
Keywords
Choroidal melanoma Prognostic testing Patient preferences Cytogenetic testing Psychological adjustment Chromosome 3 Monosomy 3 Disomy 3Notes
Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank all of those who participated in this study as well as Lorna Kwan, MPH, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, for her statistical consultation and assistance. This research was supported by a Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Pre-Doctoral Fellowship and a UCLA Graduate Division Dissertation Year Fellowship to Tammy M. Beran and by Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center funding to Annette L. Stanton.
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