Ricerc@Sapienza

Many of the women newly diagnosed with breast cancer not have
access to all the information they need to make the surgical and treatment
choices that are most appropriate for them. Research clearly shows
that lumpectomy and other breast-conserving surgeries are just as safe
as mastectomy for most women with early stage disease, and yet approximately
half will undergo the more disfiguring procedures, but
many healthy women who have strong family histories of breast cancer
consider prophylactic mastectomies, and their decisions are also based
on very limited information, because there are few studies showing the
effectiveness of that procedure. This paper delineates how to avoid limited
information and biased recommendations is important for a
conscious and informed choice by the patients.