Helping patients to maximize their autonomy in breast cancer decision-making is an
important aspect of patient-centered care. Shared decision-making is a strategy that aims to …

Aim To assess the effectiveness of decision aids in the treatment, prevention and screening
of breast cancer patients. Design A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Methods The …

Background The rate of mastectomy is much higher in Newfoundland and Labrador than in
any other province in Canada, even for women diagnosed at an early stage. In this paper …

Importance Randomized clinical trial data have demonstrated that omission of surgical
axillary evaluation does not affect overall survival in women 70 years and older with early …

Purpose Although clinical trials have shown no survival advantage and only a modest
improvement in local control from adjuvant radiotherapy after lumpectomy in older women …

Although undertreatment of older women with aggressive breast cancers has been a
concern for years, there is increasing recognition that some older women are overtreated …

Background It is unknown what minimal benefit in disease-free survival older patients with
breast cancer require from adjuvant systemic therapy, and if this differs from that required by …

BACKGROUND Little is known about the size and characteristics of the decision‐support
networks of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer and whether their involvement …

Objective There is variation in practice in the treatment of older women with breast cancer.
International guidelines highlight the importance of patient autonomy in treatment decision …

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the decision-making (DM) styles of younger
(18-39 years), middle-aged (40-59 years), and older (≥ 60 years) cancer survivors, the type …