Patient preferences concerning the trade-off between the risks and benefits of routine radiation therapy after conservative surgery for early-stage breast cancer.

摘要: PURPOSETo assess patients' preferences regarding the trade-off between risks and benefits of radiation therapy after conservative surgery for early-stage breast cancer.PATIENTS AND METHODSUtilities (measures preference) 97 cancer patients treated with 20 medical oncology nurses were assessed five health states using standard gambles.RESULTSPatients had highest mean utility treatment without a local recurrence (0.92), intermediate utilities alone followed either by no or salvaged (0.88 0.87, respectively), lowest mastectomy reconstructive (0.82 0.81, respectively). All differences states' significa...