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BACKGROUND
The omission of radiotherapy (RT) after lumpectomy is a reasonable option for many older women with favorable‐prognosis breast cancer. In the current study, we sought to evaluate patient perspectives regarding decision making about RT.
METHODS
Women aged 65 to 79 years with AJCC 7th edition stage I and II breast cancer who were reported to the Georgia and Los Angeles County Surveillance,...
Purpose of Review Dysphagia has significant negative impact on health outcomes and hence evidence-based assessment and management of impaired swallowing is central to quality healthcare. Recent Findings Approaches to the Clinical Swallowing Examination (CSE) vary considerably. It has been suggested that the patterns of item use within a CSE are non-random, and are influenced by the clinician’s decision...
BACKGROUND
Little is known about how the individual decision styles and values of breast cancer patients at the time of treatment decision making are associated with the consideration of different treatment options and specifically with the consideration of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM).
METHODS
Newly diagnosed patients with early‐stage breast cancer who were treated in 2013‐2014...
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