Open AccessPerspectives on the Costs of Cancer Care: A Survey of the American Society of Breast Surgeons
Author(s) -
Rachel A. Greenup,
Christel Rushing,
Laura J. Fish,
Whitney O. Lane,
Jeffrey Peppercorn,
Emily Bellavance,
Lisa Tolnitch,
Terry Hyslop,
Evan R. Myers,
S. Yousuf Zafar,
E. Shelley Hwang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.764
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1534-4681
pISSN - 1068-9265
DOI - 10.1245/s10434-019-07594-3
Subject(s) - surgical oncology , medicine , breast cancer , general surgery , cancer , family medicine , oncology
Cancer treatment costs are not routinely addressed in shared decisions for breast cancer surgery. Thus, we sought to characterize cost awareness and communication among surgeons treating breast cancer.