Journal article
Thyroid cancer patients’ involvement in adjuvant radioactive iodine treatment decision-making and decision regret: an exploratory study
Abstract
PurposeWe explored regret in thyroid cancer patients, relating to the decision to accept or reject adjuvant radioactive iodine treatment.MethodsWe studied patients with a recent diagnosis of early stage papillary thyroid carcinoma, in whom treatment decisions on adjuvant radioactive iodine had been finalized. Participants completed a Decision Regret Scale questionnaire. We asked the participants to identify who made the final decision about …
Authors
Sawka AM; Straus S; Gafni A; Meiyappan S; David D; Rodin G; Brierley JD; Tsang RW; Thabane L; Rotstein L
Journal
Supportive Care in Cancer, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 641–645
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
March 2012
DOI
10.1007/s00520-011-1302-x
ISSN
0941-4355