Confusing risk information may lead breast cancer patients to make poor treatment choices
Monday, December 8, 2008 - 14:21
in Health & Medicine
A new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center found that a tool commonly used by doctors to estimate the risk of a woman's breast cancer returning after surgery is not very effective at explaining risk to patients. As a result, women with breast cancer may not find these tools helpful when deciding whether to have chemotherapy.