Evaluating a Novel Follow-up Intervention to Improve the Delivery of Follow-up Care for Low-Risk Breast Cancer Survivors in Wisconsin

At a Glance

This project, Evaluating a Novel Follow-up Intervention to Improve the Delivery of Follow-up Care for Low-Risk Breast Cancer Survivors in Wisconsin, will implement a novel patient-centered intervention, known as REASSURE, to optimize the delivery of follow-up care to early-stage breast cancer survivors who are at low risk of recurrence. Early-stage survivors comprise 60% of Wisconsin’s more than 70,000 breast cancer survivors. This intervention is designed to better prepare and support early-stage breast cancer survivors while also reducing the burden of unnecessary medical visits that are especially difficult for patients who are socioeconomically disadvantaged or reside in rural areas. The study has the potential to advance cancer care more broadly through adaptation to other cancers where frequent follow-up clinic visits have limited benefit.