Radiotherapy refusal in breast cancer with breast-conserving surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery has been the standard treatment for breast cancer, some people still refuse to undergo radiotherapy. The aim of this study is to identify risk factors for refusal of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery.

Methods

To investigate the trend of refusing radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery in patients with breast cancer using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. The patients were divided into radiotherapy group and radiotherapy refusal group. Survival results were compared using a multivariate Cox risk model adjusted for clinicopathological variables. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of patients refusing radiotherapy after breast-conser

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10403910 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature