Beliefs in Chemotherapy and Knowledge of Cancer and Treatment Among African American Women With Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: African American women with newly diagnosed breast cancer generally agreed with the necessity of chemotherapy. Knowledge of breast cancer, treatment, and risk reduction through adjuvant therapy was limited.
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IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: Oncology nurses could help advocate for tailored educational programs to support informed decision making regarding chemotherapy acceptance for African American women.
PMID: 26906129 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Oncology Nursing Forum - February 27, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Jiang Y, Sereika SM, Bender CM, Brufsky AM, Rosenzweig MQ Tags: Oncol Nurs Forum Source Type: research