Commentary—Surgical Decisions after Breast Cancer: Can Patients Be Too Involved in Decision Making?

Autor:	Col, Nananda F., Duffy, Christine, Landau, Carol
Předmět:	BREAST cancer treatment CANCER in women TREATMENT of diseases in women MASTECTOMY PHYSICIANS ONCOLOGISTS SURGEONS PATIENT satisfaction CANCER treatment
Zdroj:	Health Services Research; Jun2005, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p769-780, 12p
Abstrakt:	Comments on the article by Lantz Janz et al. which explores patient satisfaction with decisions about surgical treatments for early stage breast cancer among a population-based sample of women. Difficulty of deciding whether to undergo breast conserving therapy (BCT) or mastectomy for women diagnosed with early breast cancer; Possibility of women not being aware of the evidence favoring BCT; Possible effect of the beliefs and practices of the patient's oncologist or surgeon.
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