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. 2010 Mar 29;28(14):2396–2403. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.26.8433

Fig 2.

Fig 2.

Rates of radiotherapy (RT) receipt among patients (Pts) with strong indications, by surgery type, preference to avoid RT, and provider involvement level. Among patients with strong indications undergoing breast-conserving surgery (BCS), even those with a high desire to avoid RT and those reporting lower levels of surgeon involvement in radiation decisions were likely to receive RT. In contrast, among patients with strong indications for RT who underwent mastectomy, a substantial rate of lack of RT receipt was observed in certain subsets, particularly among those expressing high desire to avoid RT who reported lower levels of surgeon involvement in the decision process. Rates adjusted for age, comorbidity, site, ethnicity, and education. Forty-four patients had missing information.