Choice of surgery for early breast cancer: Psychosocial considerations
A prospective study was conducted with early breast cancer patients who had either been offered, or not been offered, a choice of surgery for treatment. The choice involved mastectomy or wide excision plus radiotherapy. Available evidence suggests that the medical outcome between these two options is similar; this study was designed to investigate selected psychosocial outcomes. It was found that whether or not patients were given a choice was of greater relevance to psychosocial outcomes than was the type of operation performed. Providing a choice led to improved reported adjustments with respect to the ability to undertake work, attitudes towards the future, beliefs about coping, and in physical and psychological functioning.
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1988
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Authors: | Morris, Jenny ; Ingham, Roger |
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Social Science & Medicine. - Elsevier, ISSN 0277-9536. - Vol. 27.1988, 11, p. 1257-1262
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Elsevier |
Subject: | breast cancer choice surgery psychosocial |
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