Patient Experiences and Clinician Views on the Role of Radiotherapy for Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ

In a population-based survey of patients with DCIS, we observed that a quarter of patients omit radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery, with a two-fold difference in the rate of radiotherapy omission between the 2 SEER regions studied. In a corresponding survey of clinicians, we observed systematic differences in opinions between the two SEER regions regarding the role of radiation.

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