Breast cancer treatment beliefs and influences among surgeons in areas of scientific uncertainty

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 491-499

  Schroen, Anneke T ^a   Brenin, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast surgery; Clinical treatment beliefs; Opinion leaders; Physician decision making; Physician survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ONCOLOGY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGEON;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; DECISION MAKING; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77949888092     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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