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- Title
OVERVIEW OF PATIENT PREFERENCES IN THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN OF EARLY BREAST CANCERS.
- Authors
Khan, Ayesha; Mushtaq, Afroz; Qamar Naqvi, Syeda Rifaat; Bano, Razia; Khan, Fahad Ali; Begum, Ruqia; Zaman, Said; Mushtaq, Sana
- Abstract
Objective: To determine patient preferences in the surgical options of early breast cancers and surgeon’s role in the decisionmaking. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Breast Surgery Department, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Nov 2020 to May 2021. Methodology: Patients having early carcinoma breast were studied, i.e., clinical stage 1 or 2, and their surgical preference was recorded. The cases were discussed in multidisciplinary meetings, and a discussion session with patient conducted and then final decision taken from the patient was recorded again, and the results compared. Results: A total of 28 patients were included in this study and their surgical preferences recorded. Of these patients 22 (78.5%) agreed to breast conservation initially, whereas one of the patients wanted mastectomy. Five (17.8%) patients were undecided between the two. After multidisciplinary team recommendation and discussion with surgeon, only one patient opted for mastectomy (3.6%). Conclusion: Patients with early breast cancer when offered a surgical decision between breast conservation and mastectomy mostly opt for breast conservation; those who select mastectomy do so because of the fear of recurrence.
- Subjects
RAWALPINDI (Pakistan); PAKISTAN; PATIENT preferences; CANCER relapse; BREAST cancer; BREAST surgery; MILITARY hospitals; TUMOR classification
- Publication
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021, Vol 71, Issue 6, p1947
- ISSN
0030-9648
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.51253/pafmj.v6i6.7267