From: Anticipated regret in shared decision-making: a randomized experimental study
Control group standard decision aid | Experimental group regret-incorporated decision aid | ||
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Frequency | Response | Frequency | Response |
18 (19 %) | With mastectomy, after 10 years, about 8 out of 100 women will have local recurrence. With lumpectomy and radiation, after 10 years, about 10 out of 100 women will have local recurrence | 19 (22 %) | With mastectomy, after 10 years, about 8 out of 100 women who have will have local recurrence. With lumpectomy and radiation, after 10 years, about 10 out of 100 women would have a local recurrence |
16 (17 %) | Mastectomy removes the entire breast | 18 (20 %) | If a woman undergoes mastectomy and is unable to cope with the loss of her breast…she may regret her decision to treat a cancer that could also have been cured with breast-conserving therapy. This regret may be especially pertinent if she learns that a similar woman with a similar cancer chose lumpectomy with radiation and continued to live cancer-free without the same sacrifice to her appearance |
10 (10 %) | The chance of local recurrence is low after mastectomy and slightly higher after lumpectomy with radiation | 17 (19 %) | Lumpectomy saves the breast |
9 (9 %) | You will live the same length of time whether you choose mastectomy or lumpectomy with radiation | 14 (16 %) | 24.1 % of women choosing mastectomy have regretted their decision afterwards |
9 (9 %) | Cancer that comes back in the breast after lumpectomy can usually be successfully treated with mastectomy | 14 (16 %) | You will live the same length of time whether you choose mastectomy or lumpectomy |