Factors related to patient-reported cosmetic outcome after breast-conserving therapy for breast cancer.

Background: Multiple factors can affect cosmetic outcome after breast-conserving therapy. We investigated which combination of factors could optimally predict patient reported cosmetic outcome.

Methods And Materials: Dutch patients treated with BCT between 2008 and 2013 were retrospectively analysed.

Breast cancer patient-reported outcome of factors influencing cosmetic satisfaction after breast-conserving therapy.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate which factors patients considered to be important for determining the degree of cosmetic satisfaction with regards to perceived body image after previous breast-conserving therapy (BCT).

Methods: Outcomes considered relevant by the patients were first identified using interviews. A questionnaire based on this group input was then devised and added to the physician-based Sneeuw questionnaire.

Patient-reported outcome measurement compared with professional judgment of cosmetic results after breast-conserving therapy.

Background: In the present study, we set out to compare patient-reported outcomes with professional judgment about cosmesis after breast-conserving therapy (bct) and to evaluate which items (position of the nipple, color, scar, size, shape, and firmness) correlate best with subjective outcome.

Methods: Dutch patients treated with bct between 2008 and 2009 were analyzed. Exclusion criteria were prior amputation or bct of the contralateral breast, metastatic disease, local recurrence, or any prior cosmetic breast surgery.

Cosmetic Consequences of Breast-Conserving Treatment for Breast Cancer: Something Worth Talking About.

Background: Breast-conserving treatment (BCT) for breast cancer can lead to deformation of the treated breast, resulting in patient dissatisfaction with the final cosmetic outcome. Currently, literature on the specific information needs of patients concerning the cosmetic effects of BCT is lacking. The aim of the present study was to investigate the information needs of breast cancer patients regarding the long-term cosmetic outcome after BCT.