AVI Didactic Experience for Latinx Patient Treatment Adherence and Non-English Speaker Trial Enrollment Study in Rad Onc

Pilot Phase Inclusion Criteria:

Spanish speakers of Latinx background as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as anyone from Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central or South American ancestry
Currently undergoing treatment for breast or prostate cancer, or recently been treated

Pilot Phase Exclusion Criteria:

Patient with bilateral deafness and/or blindness
Patient with psychosis and/or dementia

Main Study Inclusion Criteria:

Spanish speakers of Latinx background as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as anyone from Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central or South American ancestry
Patients with non-metastatic prostate or breast cancer
Histopathologically proven diagnosis of prostate or breast cancer
History and physical examination within 28 days prior to enrollment
Karnofsky performance status 70 or greater
For women of childbearing potential, pregnancy testing to be performed in accordance to institutional guidelines
Plan to receive definitive, curative radiation. Patients planning to receive curative RT after upcoming adjuvant chemotherapy or induction hormonal therapy may enroll at reconsult "follow-up" visit.
Consultation visit must be performed with a certified interpreter

Main Study Exclusion Criteria:

Patient with bilateral deafness and/or blindness
Patient with psychosis and/or dementia
Clinical or radiological evidence of metastatic disease
Prior participation in cancer patient education trial
Prior RT
RT for sites other than breast or prostate