According to a recent study, a lot of women do not know what is the therapy of breast cancer. Scientists claim that only half of patients who are diagnosed with early stage cancer, clearly understand the risks and all the advantages of having therapy on the basis of mammary tumor removal and simultaneous radiotherapy.
Lampektomiya - an alternative of mastektomii – the breast amputation, which allows women to retain their breast. Traditionally, the operation is accompanied by further treatment to avoid complications.
At the same time, experts argue that not all women were aware of all “for” and “against” such a method of treatment. The analysis, confirming a weak awareness of women regarding the methods of treatment for breast cancer, were published in the latest issue of the journal Health Services Research.
Nearly 1132 women from Detroit and Los Angeles were attended in the study, which went through an operation to remove the tumor at the stage breast cancer without metastasis. All women were interviewed for the awareness of cancer therapy, also there were clarified possible themes that the patient communicate with their doctors.
As the results of the analysis, 48% of women testified about their lack of familiarity with statistics, which reflects the level of efficiency of operations mastektomii relative to the treatment of co-operation lampektomiey and radiation.
The study was conducted at the University of Michigan. According to Dr. Sarah Hawley, the lack of awareness among women about the consequences of the operation in breast tumor has resulted in the frequent cases of adverse reactions to the consequences of treating patients, as well as the wrong choice of the method of treatment.
Apr 05
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