@article{Khan_Mushtaq_Naqvi_Bano_Khan_Begum_Zaman_Mushtaq_2021, title={OVERVIEW OF PATIENT PREFERENCES IN THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN OF EARLY BREAST CANCERS}, volume={71}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/7267}, DOI={10.51253/pafmj.v6i6.7267}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To determine patient preferences in the surgical options of early breast cancers and surgeon’s role in the decisionmaking.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> cross-sectional study.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Breast Surgery Department, Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Nov 2020 to May 2021.</p> <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> Patients having early carcinoma breast were studied, i.e., clinical stage 1 or 2, and their surgical preference was recorded. The cases were discussed in multidisciplinary meetings, and a discussion session with patient conducted and then final decision taken from the patient was recorded again, and the results compared.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> A total of 28 patients were included in this study and their surgical preferences recorded. Of these patients 22 (78.5%) agreed to breast conservation initially, whereas one of the patients wanted mastectomy. Five (17.8%) patients were undecided between the two. After multidisciplinary team recommendation and discussion with surgeon, only one patient opted for mastectomy (3.6%).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Patients with early breast cancer when offered a surgical decision between breast conservation and mastectomy mostly opt for breast conservation; those who select mastectomy do so because of the fear of recurrence.</p>}, number={6}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Khan, Ayesha and Mushtaq, Afroz and Naqvi, Syeda Rifaat Qamar and Bano, Razia and Khan, Fahad Ali and Begum, Ruqia and Zaman, Said and Mushtaq, Sana}, year={2021}, month={Dec.}, pages={1947–49} }