Importance of patient reported outcome measures versus clinical outcomes for breast cancer patients evaluation on quality of care.

Introduction: Given increasing numbers of breast cancer survivors, there is an increased focus on quality of life and quality of care. This study aims to investigate whether clinical or patient reported outcomes are most important for perceived quality of care by breast cancer patients.

Methods: Overall, 606 patients aged 18 years or older, who underwent breast cancer surgery 9-18 months ago in five hospitals in the Netherlands, were invited to complete an internet-based questionnaire.

Patients' preferences for surgical and adjuvant systemic treatment in early breast cancer: a systematic review.

Purpose: Treatment decisions in early breast cancer can revolve around type of surgery and whether or not to have adjuvant systemic therapy. This systematic review aims to give an overview of patient self-reported factors affecting preferences for breast conserving surgery (BCS) versus mastectomy (MAST), the minimal benefit patients require from adjuvant chemotherapy (aCT) and/or adjuvant hormonal therapy (aHT) to consider it worthwhile, and factors influencing this minimally-required benefit.

Methods: PubMed and EMBASE were searched for relevant articles.