Open AccessPatient preferences for chemotherapies used in breast cancer
Author(s) -
Kathleen Beusterien,
Jessica Grinspan,
Thomas Tencer,
Adam Brufsky,
Constance Visovsky
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1179-1411
DOI - 10.2147/ijwh.s31331
Subject(s) - breast cancer , medicine , regimen , nausea , oncology , cancer
Therapies for invasive breast cancer may be associated with an incremental survival advantage that should be weighed against the risk of toxicities when making treatment decisions. The objective of this study was to elicit patient preferences for a comprehensive profile of attributes associated with chemotherapies for breast cancer.