How do radiation oncology health professionals inform breast cancer patients about the medical and technical aspects of their treatment?

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How do radiation oncology health professionals inform breast cancer patients about the medical and technical aspects of their treatment?

Background and Purpose: Radiation therapy patients need information to make treatment decisions, understand treatment and manage side effects. The purpose of this study was to: (1) Identify information about radiation therapy routinely provided to breast cancer patients; (2) Determine which health p...

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Main Authors:	Halkett, Georgia, Short, M., Kristjanson, Linda
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier 2009
Subjects:	Information provision breast cancer radiation therapy
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14853

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