Lifestyle Factors for Skin Cancer
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
This trial aims to explore how lifestyle factors such as mental health, social support, diet, and exercise affect the quality of life for people with melanoma. By understanding these connections, the researchers aim to design future studies that could improve melanoma outcomes and assist doctors in advising their patients more effectively. Participants will complete questionnaires and have their medical records reviewed to gather data. Anyone with a melanoma diagnosis who can read English and is willing to fill out online or paper surveys might be a good fit for this study. As an unphased trial, this study offers participants a chance to contribute to groundbreaking research that could shape future melanoma care.
Do I need to stop taking my current medications for this trial?
The trial information does not specify whether you need to stop taking your current medications.
What prior data suggests that these lifestyle factors are safe for melanoma patients?
Research shows that lifestyle choices, such as diet, exercise, and mental well-being, can affect the risk of skin cancer. For instance, avoiding sun exposure and tanning beds can reduce the risk of skin cancer, including melanoma. These choices are associated with better health without direct safety risks. This study involves filling out questionnaires and reviewing medical records, making it non-invasive and free of safety concerns. Participants will provide information about their habits and health for research purposes.12345
Why are researchers excited about this trial?
Researchers are excited about this trial because it focuses on understanding how lifestyle factors influence patients with melanoma. Unlike traditional treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy, which directly target the cancer itself, this trial seeks to uncover how things like diet, exercise, and psychosocial aspects can affect patients' quality of life and treatment outcomes. By identifying these connections, the trial could lead to more holistic approaches in melanoma care, potentially improving overall patient well-being alongside standard medical treatments.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Jennifer L McQuade
Principal Investigator
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Inclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Questionnaire Completion
Participants complete a maximum of 3 paper or electronic questionnaires over 30 minutes within 2 weeks of presentation to MD Anderson, new diagnosis of melanoma, and/or initiating a new treatment, within 2 weeks of first restaging, and within 2 weeks of the end of treatment.
Dietary Assessment
Participants may complete an additional paper or electronic dietary questionnaire over 10 minutes for 3 days (30 minutes total) or a phone-based dietary recall.
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for changes in anxiety, cancer-related symptoms, social support, depression/distress, eating habits, and physical activity over time.
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Lifestyle Factors
How Is the Trial Designed?
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Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Patients complete a maximum of 3 paper or electronic questionnaires over 30 minutes within 2 weeks of presentation to MD Anderson, new diagnosis of melanoma, and/or initiating a new treatment, within 2 weeks of first restaging, and within 2 weeks of the end of treatment. Patients may complete an additional paper or electronic dietary questionnaire over 10 minutes for 3 days (30 minutes total) or a phone-based dietary recall. Patients who start a new treatment of interest may repeat the questionnaires at the same time points. Patients' medical records are also reviewed.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Lead Sponsor
Citations
Daily Lifestyle and Cutaneous Malignancies - PMC
Circadian rhythm, smoking, alcohol, vitamin A, obesity, fatty acids, coffee/caffeine, and ultraviolet light are known to be associated with the risk of ...
Skin Cancer Facts & Statistics
More people develop skin cancer because of indoor tanning than develop lung cancer because of smoking.24; Those who have ever tanned indoors have an 83 percent ...
Melanoma of the Skin Statistics | Skin Cancer
To lower your skin cancer risk, protect your skin from the sun and avoid tanning. View All · For Everyone · Basics · Symptoms · Screening · Risk ...
Preventing Skin Cancer
Prevention includes minimizing sun exposure (especially during the hours where the sun is the highest), staying away from tanning beds, using sunscreen ...
Risk Factors and Prevention
Melanoma risk factors include having: · 32% increased risk for women with more than 30 tanning bed sessions · 16% to 20% increased risk with any tanning bed use.
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