Los requisitos de elegibilidad de los participantes incluyen la edad, el sexo, el tipo y el estadio de la enfermedad, y los problemas de salud o tratamientos previos. Las pautas difieren de un estudio a otro e identifican quiénes pueden o no pueden participar. No hay garantía de que cada persona elegible que desee participar en un ensayo se inscribirá. Comunícate con el equipo del estudio para analizar la elegibilidad del estudio y la posible participación.
Inclusion Criteria
• Confirmed diagnosis of the specified tumour types, for lung cancer confirmation either by histology or based on radiological findings
• Patients suitable for adjuvant radiotherapy for cancer of the breast (invasive or in situ) including breast patients receiving neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (Patients receiving chemotherapy should have completed their course of chemotherapy (anthracyclines) at least two weeks prior to radiotherapy commencing.
• Patients suitable for radical radiotherapy or brachytherapy for prostate cancer; including post-prostatectomy patients
• Patients suitable for radical radiotherapy, sequential or concurrent chemoradiotherapy or stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for lung cancer
• No other malignancy in the last 5 years prior to treatment for the specified tumour types except basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
• No evidence of distant metastases
• Patients able to provide a venous blood sample
• Breast patients consent to have photos taken of both breasts
• Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plans and available for follow up
• Greater than 18 years of age; no upper age limit
• The capacity to understand the patient information sheet and the ability to provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
• Patients with metastatic disease
• Prior irradiation at the same site
• Planned use of protons
• High Intensity Focal Ultrasound (HIFU)
• Breast patients receiving concomitant chemo-radiation
• Male breast cancer patients
• Mastectomy patients
• Bilateral breast cancer
• Mental disability or patient otherwise unable to give informed consent and/or complete patient questionnaires
• Limited life expectancy due to co-morbidity
• Pregnant patients
• Partial breast irradiation
• Patients with breast implants if not removed during surgery
• Patients with known HIV infection/infectious hepatitis
Describe provisions for inclusion of minorities: The study will be open to all patients treated with radiotherapy at Mayo Clinic Florida.
Provide the proposed number of subjects to be included in the repository: 500