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An exciting new study has just begun about how a couple talks with each other about
cancer.
Patients sometimes say that they have a hard time communicating their thoughts about cancer with their spouses or partners. Similarly, spouses or partners of cancer patients sometimes say that it can be difficult to talk with their loved ones about how cancer has affected their own life. This issue is important to both patients and their spouses or partners, and yet is not well understood.
If you are in a relationship with a spouse or partner and are receiving treatment or have been out of treatment for no more than two years, you may wish to consider taking part in this study. This study is open to
both patients and their spouses. It would take no more than 15 minutes of your time to complete a questionnaire about how you communicate with each other about cancer, your mood, and your relationship with your spouse or partner. All of your answers will remain
anonymous - your name will not appear on any of the questionnaires. By taking part in this study,
you can play an important part in helping to develop a program for patients and their spouses or partners to talk about cancer more
easily.
There will be a $10 American Express coupon that you will receive from the research staff at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in gratitude for your participation.
This study is being done under the direction of Alice B. Kornblith, Ph.D. at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. If you are interested in taking part in this study, please contact Ms. Rebecca Casey (Tel: 617-632-2271; e-mail:
Rebecca_Casey@dfci.harvard.edu. Thank you very much.
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