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ArticleAmerican journal of clinical oncology2018

Social Network, Surgeon, and Media Influence on the Decision to Undergo Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy.

Maria K Venetis, Erina L MacGeorge, Dadrie F Baptiste, Ashton Mouton, Lorin B Friley, Rebekah Pastor, Kristen Hatten, Janaka Lagoo, Monet W Bowling, Susan E Clare

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Article in American journal of clinical oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Maria K VenetisBrian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University, West Lafayette.
Erina L MacGeorgeDepartment of Communication Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
Dadrie F BaptisteDepartment of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Ashton MoutonBrian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University, West Lafayette.
Lorin B FrileyBrian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University, West Lafayette.
Rebekah PastorBrian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University, West Lafayette.
Kristen HattenBrian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University, West Lafayette.
Janaka LagooDepartment of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Monet W BowlingDepartment of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN.
Susan E ClareDepartment of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Purdue University West Lafayette · USIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USNorthwestern University · USPennsylvania State University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe rate of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) has risen sharply in the past decade. The current study was designed to examine social network, surgeon, and media influence on patients' CPM decision-making, examining not only who influenced the decision, and to what extent, but also the type of influence exerted.

methodsPatients (N=113) who underwent CPM at 4 Indiana University-affiliated hospitals between 2008 and 2012 completed structured telephone interviews in 2013. Questions addressed the involvement and influence of the social network (family, friends, and nonsurgeon health professionals), surgeon, and media on the CPM decision.

resultsSpouses, children, family, friends, and health professionals were reported as exerting a meaningful degree of influence on patients' decisions, largely in ways that were positive or neutral toward CPM. Most surgeons were regarded as providing options rather than encouraging or discouraging CPM. Media influence was present, but limited.

conclusionsPatients who choose CPM do so with influence and support from members of their social networks. Reversing the increasing choice of CPM will require educating these influential others, which can be accomplished by encouraging patients to include them in clinical consultations, and by providing patients with educational materials that can be shared with their social networks. Surgeons need to be perceived as having an opinion, specifically that CPM should be reserved for those patients for whom it is medically indicated.

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Decision MakingDirective CounselingSocial NetworkingAdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedPrognosisProphylactic MastectomyReferral and ConsultationSurgeonsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

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