Local-therapy decisional regret in older women with breast cancer: A population-based study

Older ( ≥67 years) breast cancer survivors diagnosed in 2009 and treated with 1 of 5 local-therapy options [lumpectomy plus whole breast irradiation, brachytherapy, or endocrine therapy (Lump+WBI, Lump+Brachy, or Lump-alone) or mastectomy -/+ radiation (Mast-alone or Mast+RT)] were surveyed to examine the ir local-therapy treatment-related decisional regret 6-years after diagnosis. Local-therapy regret afflicted nearly one-quarter of our cohort and was associated with black race, less education, and more extensive nodal dissection but not breast surgery.

Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - February 1, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Pragati G. Advani, Xiudong Lei, Cameron W. Swanick, Ying Xu, Yu Shen, Nathan A. Goodwin, Grace L. Smith, Sharon H. Giordano, Kelly K. Hunt, Reshma Jagsi, Benjamin D. Smith Tags: Clinical Investigation Source Type: research