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Health professional and consumer views on involving breast cancer patients in the multidisciplinary discussion of their disease and treatment plan

  1. Phyllis Butow MPH, PhD1,2,
  2. James D. Harrison MPH2,†,*,
  3. Ellis T. Choy MS3,‡,
  4. Jane M. Young MPH, PhD2,
  5. Andrew Spillane MD3,
  6. Alison Evans PhD4

Article first published online: 6 SEP 2007

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23007

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 110, Issue 9, pages 1937–1944, 1 November 2007

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Butow, P., Harrison, J. D., Choy, E. T., Young, J. M., Spillane, A. and Evans, A. (2007), Health professional and consumer views on involving breast cancer patients in the multidisciplinary discussion of their disease and treatment plan. Cancer, 110: 1937–1944. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23007

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  1. 1

    School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  2. 2

    Surgical Outcome Research Centre (SOuRCe), Sydney South West Area Health Service & University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

  3. 3

    Sydney Breast Cancer Institute, Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia

  4. 4

    National Breast Cancer Centre, Sydney, Australia

  1. †

    Fax: (011) 61 2 9515 9091

  2. ‡

    Dr. Ellis Choy was supported by scholarships from the National Breast Cancer Foundation and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Foundation.

*Surgical Outcomes Research Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, PO Box M157, Missenden Road NSW 2050, Australia

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 OCT 2007
  2. Article first published online: 6 SEP 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 17 JUL 2007
  4. Manuscript Revised: 30 MAY 2007
  5. Manuscript Received: 15 MAR 2007

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