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Preferences for oral versus intravenous adjuvant chemotherapy among early breast cancer patients
- Source :
- Patient Preference and Adherence, Vol 2013, Iss default, Pp 1201-1206 (2013)
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Dove Medical Press, 2013.
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Abstract
- Makoto Ishitobi,1 Kazuyo Shibuya,2 Yoshifumi Komoike,1 Hiroki Koyama,1 Hideo Inaji1 1Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, 2Department of Nursing, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate preferences for oral versus intravenous adjuvant chemotherapy among early breast cancer patients (UMIN-CTR number UMIN000004696). Patients and methods: Eighty-two postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth-factor receptor 2-negative breast cancer who had completed adjuvant chemotherapy were asked about their preferred route of administration of chemotherapy and the reason. Women also answered questions about their physical and psychological status and quality of life during chemotherapy. Results: Patients who had received oral chemotherapy preferred it more frequently than those who had received intravenous chemotherapy (100% versus 37%, respectively, chi-square =15.5; P
- Subjects :
- Medicine (General)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1177889X and 84349212
- Volume :
- 2013
- Issue :
- default
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Patient Preference and Adherence
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7c43add63da9471ea3f1b7ca84349212
- Document Type :
- article