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Breast Cancer
Research conducted at University of Toronto has provided new information about breast cancer
March 27th, 2008
According to recent research from Toronto, Canada, " Treatment decisions in advanced breast cancer are complex, with enhanced quality of life and survival among important treatment goals. Patients with metastatic breast cancer face the decision of whether or not to have chemotherapy, and many wish to be involved in this decision." "We report the development and evaluation of a decision aid (DA) designed to assist patients facing this treatment decision. Design and sample Women with metastatic breast cancer (n=17) and medical oncologists in Australia and Canada (n=7) were invited to evaluate the DA. A DA was developed for patients with hormone-resistant metastatic...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-03-27)
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