A pilot study to examine the experiences and attitudes of women with breast cancer towards one versus two-step axillary surgery
| Autor: | M. Babar, Mark Kissin, C. Zammit, Helena Harder, Valerie Jenkins, S. Newbury, S. Merry |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Sentinel lymph node MEDLINE Breast Neoplasms Pilot Projects Breast cancer Biopsy Immediacy medicine Humans Aged Aged 80 and over medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy General surgery General Medicine Focus Groups Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Focus group Surgery Axilla medicine.anatomical_structure Psychological well-being Lymph Node Excision Female Lymph Nodes business |
| Zdroj: | Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland). 21(1) |
| ISSN: | 1532-3080 |
| Popis: | Purpose: To elicit the views, experiences and preferences of women with clinically node negative breast cancer towards intra-operative sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) analysis. Methods: Focus groups with 14 women with breast cancer from two UK centres; one group had undergone the standard practice of waiting two weeks for results of their axillary surgery, the other had experienced the intra-operative SLNB analysis. Results: Women generally were unaware about their lymph nodes, what their function is and how they are removed. Preference was indicated for intra-operative sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) analysis provided clear descriptions were given about the risk of experiencing false negative and false positive results. Discussion: Adopting an intra-operative analysis technique of axillary nodes was viewed as an excellent option by women from both centres. The immediacy of knowing the results was seen as a great advantage for their physical and psychological well being and more cost effective. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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