ReviewAmerican journal of surgery2020
Delving deeper into disparity: The impact of health literacy on the surgical care of breast cancer patients.
Review in American journal of surgery, 2020. 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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- A qualitative study on the mismatch between health literacy and nursing needs in the postoperative recovery of breast cancer: nurse and survivor perspectives.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Readability analysis of breast cancer resources shared on X-implications for patient education and the potential of AI.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2025Article
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- Navigating life after gastric cancer surgery: a qualitative exploration of the dyadic patient-caregiver perspective on quality of life outcomes.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Overtreatment and Undertreatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer in Older Women: Evaluating the POWER Trial.The Journal of surgical research · 2024Article
- Breast cancer treatment receipt and the role of financial stress, health literacy, and numeracy among diverse breast cancer survivors.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2023Article
- Featured papers in the October Issue.American journal of surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundBreast surgical oncology is a unique field that involves complex cancer management and longstanding patient interactions with the healthcare system, making it potentially challenging for patients with low health literacy. The purpose of this review is to summarize the current knowledge regarding health literacy in breast cancer and identify future directions for research and potential intervention in breast surgical oncology. DATA SOURCES: A search of relevant literature querying PubMed and Science Direct was performed and included the following keywords: health literacy, breast cancer, breast surgical oncology, surgery, outcomes, prevention, screening, healthcare utilization, chronic disease.
conclusionsLimited health literacy may detrimentally affect understanding and outcomes in breast surgical oncology. Identifying ways providers can improve patient understanding and utilization of health information is important, and surgeons may have a pivotal role. Further studies addressing health literacy in breast surgical oncology is needed in order to better optimize care of patients.
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