Physicians' Opinion on Intraoperative Radiotherapy as a Therapeutic De-Escalation Option in Older Women with Early Breast Cancer.

Agnès TalletDominique ReyClémence CasanovaDelphine LecourtoisMarie BergeaudMarc-Karim BendianeMancini Julien

Published in: Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) (2023)

Despite national policies to preserve cancer patients' quality of life and increase their participation in medical decision making, therapeutic de-escalation using IORT is not consensual among physicians. Further efforts are needed to promote patient-centered care.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
early breast cancer
primary care
decision making
healthcare
open label
early stage
public health
palliative care
locally advanced
radiation therapy
physical activity
patients undergoing
clinical trial
pain management
randomized controlled trial
chronic pain