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Decision Making about Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Year: 2020

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: Practice variation in breast cancer surgery has raised concerns about the quality of treatment decisions. We sought to evaluate the quality of decisions about surgery for early stage breast cancer by measuring patient knowledge, concordance between goals and treatments, and involvement in decisions.

Source: Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

DOI: 10.17615/90r3-0186

Authors: Adimorah, Nesochi, Chang, Yuchiao, Partridge, Ann H., Belkora, Jeff K., Ollila, David W., Lee, Clara N., Moy, Beverly, Sepucha, Karen R.

Language: English

Topic: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Center for Research Resources

Award: UNC Clinical Translation Science Award-K12 Scholars Program (KL2)

OpenAlex ID: W4298187722

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