Outputs (2)

Factors influencing older women's decision‐making related to treatment of operable breast cancer: A qualitative systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Malcolm, F. L., Howard, P., Klukowska, A. M., Minhas, N., Parks, R. M., & Cheung, K. L. (2024). Factors influencing older women's decision‐making related to treatment of operable breast cancer: A qualitative systematic review. Psycho-Oncology, 33(1), Article e6294. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.6294

Objective: There is variation in practice in the treatment of older women with breast cancer. International guidelines highlight the importance of patient autonomy in treatment decision‐making. The aim of this study is to identify factors which influ... Read More about Factors influencing older women's decision‐making related to treatment of operable breast cancer: A qualitative systematic review.

A multi-centre study using comprehensive geriatric assessment to determine differences between older women with operable breast cancer undergoing surgery or non-operative treatment (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Parks, R., Howard, P., Zahit, R., Kayani, A., Lakshmanan, R., Tang, S., Hall, L., Blake, H., Morgan, D., Winterbottom, L., Jahan, M., & Cheung, K. A multi-centre study using comprehensive geriatric assessment to determine differences between older women with operable breast cancer undergoing surgery or non-operative treatment. Presented at 2nd UK Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Symposium, Birmingham, UK

Aims/Objectives: Shared decision making on the choice of treatment for older women with breast cancer involves many factors. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is recognised to have a role in older patients with cancer, but how this should be u... Read More about A multi-centre study using comprehensive geriatric assessment to determine differences between older women with operable breast cancer undergoing surgery or non-operative treatment.