Journal article
Development of Patients’ Decision Aid for Older Women With Stage I Breast Cancer Considering Radiotherapy After Lumpectomy
Abstract
PURPOSE: To develop a patient decision aid (PtDA) for older women with Stage I, pathologically node negative, estrogen receptor-positive progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer who are considering adjuvant radiotherapy after lumpectomy and to examine its impact on patients' decision making.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: A PtDA was developed and evaluated in three steps according to the Ottawa Decision Support Framework: (1) needs assessment (n = …
Authors
Wong J; D’Alimonte L; Angus J; Paszat L; Metcalfe K; Whelan T; Llewellyn-Thomas H; Warner E; Franssen E; Szumacher E
Journal
International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, Vol. 84, No. 1, pp. 30–38
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.11.028
ISSN
0360-3016