scholarly journals Trends in Close Margin Status and Radiation Therapy Boost in Early Stage Breast Cancer Treated with Breast Conserving Therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. e37-e38
Author(s):  
K. Devisetty ◽  
K. Griffith ◽  
T.P. Boike ◽  
J.M. Moran ◽  
J. Radawski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Breast Conserving Therapy ◽  
Margin Status ◽  
Early Stage Breast Cancer ◽  
Close Margin

Margin status and the risk of local recurrence in patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with breast-conserving therapy

2013 ◽  
Vol 140 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea L. Russo ◽  
Nils D. Arvold ◽  
Andrzej Niemierko ◽  
Nathan Wong ◽  
Julia S. Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Local Recurrence ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Breast Conserving Therapy ◽  
Margin Status ◽  
Early Stage Breast Cancer

scholarly journals Understanding Women’s Choice of Mastectomy Versus Breast Conserving Therapy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 117955491769126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Gu ◽  
Gary Groot ◽  
Lorraine Holtslander ◽  
Rachel Engler-Stringer
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Cancer Recurrence ◽  
Breast Conserving Therapy ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Size Perception ◽  
Early Stage Breast Cancer ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Interpretive Description ◽  
Compare And Contrast

Objective: To identify factors that influence Saskatchewan women’s choice between breast conserving therapy (BCT) and mastectomy in early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) and to compare and contrast underlying reasons behind choice of BCT versus mastectomy. Methods: Interpretive description methods guided this practice-based qualitative study. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis and presented in thematic maps. Results: Women who chose mastectomy described 1 of the 3 main themes: worry about cancer recurrence, perceived consequences of BCT treatment, or breast-tumor size perception. In contrast, women chose BCT because of 3 different themes: mastectomy being too radical, surgeon influence, and feminine identity. Conclusions: Although individual reasons for choosing mastectomy versus BCT have been discussed in the literature before, different rationale underlying each choice has not been previously described. These results are novel in identifying interdependent subthemes and secondary reasons for each choice. This is important for increased understanding of factors influencing a complicated decision-making process.

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