Association between perceived benefits and receipt of radiotherapy among older breast cancer patients.
Breast J
; 26(2): 231-234, 2020 02.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31478585
ABSTRACT
While radiotherapy can be safely omitted in many older women with early-stage breast cancer after lumpectomy, approximately two-thirds of eligible women still undergo this treatment. We surveyed 63 older women with stage I (T1N0M0), estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer who underwent lumpectomy, and were considering/receiving radiotherapy. Participants perceived that radiotherapy would reduce their 10-year risk of local recurrence by an average of 18.7%, which is significantly higher than the 8% risk reduction reported in literature. Multivariate analyses demonstrated that participants who reported a large perceived benefit were significantly more likely to undergo radiotherapy treatment (odds ratio 10.34; 95% confidence interval 1.66-66.35).
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Breast J
Journal subject:
NEOPLASIAS
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article