Breast cancer research and treatment
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Breast Cancer Res. Treat. · Jul 2003
Participation and satisfaction with surgical treatment decision-making in breast cancer among Chinese women.
To report Chinese women's preferred and perceived participation in breast cancer treatment decision making (TDM), describe influences on women's participation preference and participation congruence (PC) (correspondence between preferred and actual amount of participation in TDM), and explore subsequent satisfaction with TDM. ⋯ Most Chinese women want shared TDM and to know their surgeon's treatment preference. Over-involved women are at greater risk of difficulties and doubts in TDM and under-involved women perceive a lack of time and information to make their decision.
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In breast cancer (BC) patients, conservative surgery (CS) followed by irradiation or immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) after modified radical mastectomy (MRM) has been proposed in the attempt to avoid the negative impact of MRM on feminine body image. Regardless of the type of operation, BC patients may feel pain even without recurrent disease with poor adjustment in terms of quality of life (QL). ⋯ Pain after surgery for BC distress almost one-third of patients, regardless of the type of treatment, and had a negative effect on patients' QL. The different surgical procedures may marginally influence the quantitative characteristics of pain.