Acceptability of a companion patient guide to support expert consensus guidelines on surveillance mammography in older breast cancer survivors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To support shared decision-making, patient-facing resources are needed to complement recently published guidelines on approaches for surveillance mammography in breast cancer survivors aged ≥ 75 or with < 10-year life expectancy. We created a patient guide to facilitate discussions about surveillance mammography in older breast cancer survivors.

Methods

The "Are Mammograms Still Right for Me?" guide estimates future ipsilateral and contralateral breast (in-breast) cancer risks, general health, and the potential benefits/harms of mammography, with prompts for discussion. We conducted in-clinic acceptability testing of the guide by survivors and their clinicians at a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, including two community practices. Pa

SUBMITTER: Freedman RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9362353 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature