Second Opinions From Medical Oncologists for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Prevalence, Correlates, and Consequences.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Advances in the evaluation and treatment of breast cancer have made the clinical decision-making context much more complex. A second opinion from a medical oncologist may facilitate decision making for women with breast cancer, yet little is known about second opinion use.

Objective

To investigate the patterns and correlates of second opinion use and the effect on chemotherapy decisions.

Design, setting, and participants

A total of 1901 women newly diagnosed with stages 0 to II breast cancer between July 2013 and September 2014 (response rate, 71.0%) were accrued through 2 population-based Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registries (Georgia and Los Angeles County, California) and surveyed about their experiences with medical oncologists, decisio

SUBMITTER: Kurian AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5520652 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature