Breast Cancer Knowledge and Decisions Made for Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: A Survey of Surgeons and Women in the General Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Decisions made to undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomy, in women at low risk for bilateral disease, are often attributed to a lack of knowledge. This study examines the role knowledge plays in determining surgical treatment for unilateral breast cancer made by laywomen and surgeons for themselves or loved ones.

Methods

The study cohort had three groups: (1) laywomen in the general population, (2) breast surgeons, and (3) plastic surgeons. Laywomen were recruited using Amazon Mechanical Turk Crowd Sourcing. Breast and plastic surgeons from nine states were sent electronic surveys. Demographic and contralateral prophylactic mastectomy-specific data on decisions and knowledge were collected and analyzed.

Results

Surveys from 1333 laywomen, 198 plastic

SUBMITTER: Hooper RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6724742 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature