Table 2. Patient Qualitative Questionnaire.

Question	N	Mode	Median	Minimum	Maximum
Before being diagnosed with breast cancer, how important was your physical appearance on a scale of 1-5. Please check one answer.	33	4.00	4.00	1.00	5.00
After being diagnosed with breast cancer, how important is your physical appearance on a scale of 1-5? Please check one answer.	33	4.00	4.00	1.00	5.00
Before being diagnosed with breast cancer, how important was the appearance of your Breasts on a scale of 1-5? Please check one answer.	33	4.00	4.00	2.00	5.00
After being diagnosed with breast cancer, how important was the appearance of your Breasts on a scale of 1-5? Please check one answer.	33	4.00	4.00	2.00	5.00
How comfortable do you feel talking to your physicians about your breast-related body image issues on a scale of 1-5? Please check one answer.	33	5.00	4.00	3.00	5.00
How satisfied are you with your breast cancer treatments on a scale of 1-5? Please check one answer.	33	5.00	5.00	3.00	5.00

In what way could your physician make you more comfortable communicating your breast-related body image issues?					Frequency
Be open and honest					6 (18%)
Be direct and start the conversation					5 (15%)
What advice would you give a medical student in helping women with breast cancer stay comfortable communicating their breast-related body image issues?
Sympathize with the patient					12 (36%)
Be Direct and Honest					8 (24%)
Before your breast cancer diagnosis, were you concerned about breast-related body image issues?
Yes					17 (52%)
No					16 (48%)
Since your breast cancer diagnosis, were you concerned about breast-related body image issues?
Yes					27 (82%)
No					6 (18%)