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## Purpose: With an increasing emphasis on patient-centered care, clinicians in subspecialties such as breast surgery and radiation oncology that offer multiple therapeutic options with equivalent outcomes are under increasing pressure to aid patients with the decision-making process. the aim of this review is to summarize existing studies that either evaluated factors in patient's decision-making regarding locoregional therapy in early-stage breast cancer or evaluated benefit thresholds required to change therapy decisions. ## Methods: A pubmed search to identify prospective or retrospective studies written in english reporting factors in patient decision-making regarding locoregional therapy in early-stage breast cancer was conducted. no restriction was placed on publication date. studies that focused on breast reconstruction decisions or on patient preferences for decision-making involvement were excluded. ## Results: A total of 39 studies were identified; 19 examining patient preferences for breast-conserving surgery versus mastectomy, 7 on preferences for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy, 2 on non-surgical options, 2 on the extent of axillary surgery, and 9 on radiation t

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Author

Christina A. Minami; Tari A. King; Elizabeth A. Mittendorf

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)