Determinants of choice of surgery in Asian patients with early breast cancer in a middle income country

Determinants of choice of surgery in Asian patients with early breast cancer in a middle income country

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Background: Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) plus radiotherapy is equivalent to modified radical mastectomy (MRM) in terms of outcome. However there is wide variation in mastectomy rates dependent both on tumour and patient characteristics. Objective: This study aimed to assess the determinants of su...

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Main Authors: Jamaris, S. (Author), Ng, C.-H (Author), See, M.-H (Author), Shaari, N.E.N (Author), Taib, N.A (Author), Tan, G.-H (Author), Teh, Y.-C (Author), Yip, C.-H (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention 2014
Subjects:
adult
Adult
Asia
Asian continental ancestry group
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Breast Neoplasms
Decision
Early breast cancer
female
Female
human
Humans
Income country
Making
Malaysia
mastectomy
Mastectomy, Modified Radical
Mastectomy, Segmental
Middle
middle aged
Middle Aged
patient participation
Patient Participation
patient preference
Patient Preference
questionnaire
Questionnaires
segmental mastectomy
Surgery type
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