Wanted: Women to tell their story following reconstructive breast surgery

[Berlin badger]

Hi there,

I'm a female post-graduate psychologist conducting research which I hope will go some way to improving clinical services for female breast cancer patients.

I'm looking to have in-depth conversations with women who have undergone reconstructive breast surgery following mastectomy as a treatment for breast cancer. The research will focus broadly on your treatment options, your level of satisfaction and your perception of your body following surgery.

Participants must have:

- had a mastectomy and reconstructive breast surgery (immediate or delayed) following a breast cancer diagnosis

- undergone reconstructive surgery before 1st June 2013

- been 45 years or younger at the point of reconstructive surgery.

Interviews will be strictly confidential and can take place either in my office at a central London hospital, or at a location convenient for you. Any identifiable data will be seen only by the interviewer (myself) and will be anonymised for the purposes of this study. Transcripts will be destroyed following the completion of research, and participants may request copies of the study if they wish.

If you would like to take part or discuss in further detail, please send a private message or call 07817738897.

In exchange for your time, I will donate ?5 per participant to the London-based charity, Breast Cancer Care (www.breastcancercare.org.uk/). I can also promise infinite cups of tea/coffee, and biscuits galore!

With best wishes and thanks in advance,

Amy