ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2019
Exploring reasons for overuse of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in Canada.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Outcomes of Women Undergoing Mastectomy for Unilateral Breast Cancer Who Elect to Undergo Contralateral Mastectomy for Symmetry: A Systematic Review.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Decision-making experiences of breast cancer patients related to contralateral prophylactic mastectomy-a systematic meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Review
- Using theories and frameworks to understand how to reduce low-value healthcare: a scoping review.Implementation science : IS · 2022Article
- Longitudinal Study of Psychosocial Outcomes Following Surgery in Women with Unilateral Nonhereditary Breast Cancer.Annals of surgical oncology · 2021Article
- Canada follows the US in the rise of bilateral mastectomies for unilateral breast cancer: a 23-year population cohort study.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2021Article
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Abstract
Background: Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (cpm) in women with known unilateral breast cancer (bca) has been increasing despite the lack of supportive evidence. The purpose of the present study was to identify the determinants of cpm in women with unilateral bca. Methods: This qualitative descriptive study used semi-structured interviews informed by the Theoretical Domains Framework. We interviewed 74 key informants (surgical oncologists, plastic surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, nurses, women with bca) across Canada. Interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis and an analysis for shared and discipline-specific beliefs. Results: In total, 58 factors influencing the use of cpm were identified: 26 factors shared by various health care professional groups, 15 discipline-specific factors (identified by a single health care professional group), and 17 factors shared by women with unilateral bca. Health care professionals identified more factors discouraging the use of cpm ( Conclusions: Multiple factors discouraging and encouraging the use of cpm in unilateral bca were identified. Those factors identify potential individual, team, organization, and system targets for behaviour change interventions to reduce cpm.
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