Survival outcomes for breast cancer patients who decline recommended treatment: a propensity score-matched analysis.

Rashmi Shingde Shehnarz SalinderaNoel J AherneLee Millard-NewtonAdelene HoultonErica SandersonPhillipa BowersThomas P ShakespeareWilliam Ross

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2021)

In conclusion, patients who declined recommended treatment for breast cancer had poorer relapse-free survival compared to those who received them. These data may help clinicians assist patients with breast cancer in their decision-making.

Keyphrases

free survival
decision making
palliative care
electronic health record
combination therapy
artificial intelligence