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Reasons for Omission of Radiotherapy by Surgical Option and Indication
| Reason | Strong Indications |
Weaker Indications |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCS (n = 904) | Mastectomy (n = 135) | BCS (n = 114) | Mastectomy (n = 164) | |
| No. not receiving RT | 47 | 25 | 18 | 91 |
| Doctor did not discuss | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| Doctor said no need | 15 | 12 | 11 | 71 |
| Chose not to | 13 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Worry about side effects | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Worry about cost | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Burden on self or family | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Abbreviations: BCS, breast-conserving surgery; RT, radiotherapy.
