What factors influence the treatment decisions of women with breast cancer? Does residential location play a role?

CONCLUSIONS: The treatment decisions of the majority of women were strongly influenced by the need to do everything possible to get better; however, rural women additionally indicated their decisions were also influenced by factors such as access to treatment services and the financial costs of treatment. Addressing travel and costs issues for rural women with breast cancer should be prioritised. Additionally, the finding that women with lower levels of education were significantly less likely to be involved in the decision-making process highlights the need to develop new or tailor existing resources. Further work could also examine the reasons why rural women are less likely to consider breast reconstruction important in decision-making. PMID: 31129973 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Rural and Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Tags: Rural Remote Health Source Type: research