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ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing

"I Made All Decisions Myself": Breast Cancer Treatment Decision-Making by Receivers and Decliners.

Eunjung Kim, Sou Hyun Jang, M Robyn Andersen, Leanna J Standish

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Article in Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Eunjung KimDepartment of Family and Child Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Sou Hyun JangDepartment of Sociology, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
M Robyn AndersenFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Translational Sciences Program, Seattle, USA.
Leanna J StandishSchool of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University, Kenmore, USA.
Bastyr University · USFred Hutch Cancer Center · USSeattle University · USSungkyunkwan University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveMany women with breast cancer refuse adjuvant treatments. How they arrive at their respective decisions and whether they are passively or actively involved in making decisions is less known. We explored the different decision-making behaviors of women who received treatments (receivers) after being diagnosed with breast cancer and those who refused (decliners).

methodsSeven women (four receivers and three decliners) were recruited from the Breast Cancer Integrative Oncology Study. We conducted an inductive content analysis based on in-depth semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions.

resultsReceivers reported that doctors and family members influenced their decision-making. Decliners perceived their doctors as supportive of their decisions and reported that the experience of adjuvant therapy of family and friends, the results of Oncotest, and concerns about side effects influenced their decision-making. Receivers expressed discomfort about their decisions, relied on books, whereas decliners used various sources to find information. Both receivers and decliners believed that they had made the decisions themselves. However, receivers were somewhat negative about doctors' advice. Receivers also reported that, sometimes, the decision-making process was lacking and reported discomfort with the treatment process.

conclusionsWomen with breast cancer need support in understanding the care they are prescribed and getting essential care.

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Adjuvant chemoradiotherapybreast cancerdecision-makingtherapytreatment

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PMID33850966
PMCPMC8030591
OpenAlexW3146497871

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