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Current Breast Cancer Reports
Published in: Current Breast Cancer Reports 3/2014

01-09-2014 | Psycho-Oncology and Supportive Care (P Butow, Section Editor)

Information Needs of Older Women Faced with a Choice of Primary Endocrine Therapy or Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Literature Review

Authors: Maria Burton, Karen Collins, Lisa J. M. Caldon, Lynda Wyld, Malcolm W. R. Reed

Published in: Current Breast Cancer Reports | Issue 3/2014

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Abstract

Primary endocrine therapy (PET) as an alternative to surgery is widely used in the UK for the treatment of older women with operable breast cancer. For women over 70 it has equivalent overall survival to surgery, although local control rates may be inferior. There are trade-offs to be made in deciding between surgery and PET. There has been little research to investigate the information needs of older women or the involvement in decision making they wish to have when faced with this breast-cancer treatment decision. This review examines the information needs of older women (>65 years) regarding the use of surgery or PET for treating operable primary breast cancer, and identifies their preferred format and media for the presentation of this information. The preference for involvement in treatment decision-making among this group will also be considered.
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Metadata
Title
Information Needs of Older Women Faced with a Choice of Primary Endocrine Therapy or Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Literature Review
Authors
Maria Burton
Karen Collins
Lisa J. M. Caldon
Lynda Wyld
Malcolm W. R. Reed
Publication date
01-09-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Breast Cancer Reports / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1943-4588
Electronic ISSN: 1943-4596
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12609-014-0159-7

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