Incorporating margin status information in treatment decisions for women with ductal carcinoma in situ: a decision analysis
Wang SY, Kuntz K, Tuttle T, Kane R. Incorporating margin status information in treatment decisions for women with ductal carcinoma in situ: a decision analysis. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2010, 124: 393-402. PMID: 20848183, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-1166-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHumansMarkov ChainsMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPatient PreferencePatient SelectionQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryQuality-adjusted life yearsRadiation therapyMargin statusDuctal carcinomaRT side effectsDecision-analytic Markov modelOne-way sensitivity analysesImportance of patientsProbabilistic sensitivity analysesDCIS treatmentInvasive recurrenceSalvage mastectomyOptimal treatmentHypothetical cohortTreatment decisionsLifetime horizonSide effectsLife yearsDCISPatientsWomenCarcinomaTreatment