How Well Informed Do Patients Feel about Their Breast Cancer Surgery Options? Findings from a Nationwide Survey of Women after Lumpectomy and/or Mastectomy

Many women who had surgery for breast cancer did not feel completely informed about their surgical options. This appears to be due, in part, to a false sense of urgency and perhaps insufficient or misdirected information gathering by patients. The responsibility for fully informing patients about their treatment options must be better fulfilled by surgeons.