Radiation Oncologists' Views on Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer in the Elderly: Comparisons between Japan and the United States.
Cancer Invest
; 42(4): 309-318, 2024 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-38666473
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To understand perspective on breast cancer using a survey. MATERIALS &METHODS:
Questionnaire was distributed to 304 Japanese radiation oncologists (RadOncs) (response rate 64.1%). Result was compared with a similar US survey.RESULTS:
In a scenario with an 81-year-old patient with comorbidities, while most US RadOncs chose to tell that radiation might not be necessary, 2% of Japanese chose it. In a scenario with a healthy 65-year-old breast cancer patient with lumpectomy, while most US RadOncs chose to discuss omission of radiation, 24.5% of Japanese chose it.CONCLUSIONS:
Differences were observed on radiotherapy for older early-stage breast cancer.Palavras-chave
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
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Radio-Oncologistas
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cancer Invest
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão