When informed, all women do not prefer breast conservation

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 484-486

  Throckmorton, Alyssa D ^a   Esserman, Laura J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURGERY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENTS;

EID: 59149088319     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.5057     Document Type: Editorial

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