Mastectomy or Breast-Conserving Therapy: Which Factors Influence A Patient's Decision?

CONCLUSION: Physical examination findings and tumor size were statistically significant determinants influencing patients to choose mastectomy. Because geographic and practice style explanations fail to explain these variations, surgeons can identify, anticipate, and consider these factors when counseling patients about mastectomy and BCT therapeutic equivalency. PMID: 31314719 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Permanente journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Perm J Source Type: research