Author Interviews, Breast Cancer, JAMA, Surgical Research / 08.02.2018
With or Without Reconstruction, Hard To Predict How You Will Feel After Mastectomy
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Dr. Clara Nan-hi Lee, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Ohio State University
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: The decision about breast reconstruction is very challenging because it’s unfamiliar, involves complex risk information, affects very personal concerns, and happens at a stressful time. One of the challenges is to predict how one will feel after the surgery. We know from psychology research that people often mis-predict their future emotions. So we were interested to see how well women predict their future well being after surgery.
The main findings are that patients having mastectomy without reconstruction believed they would be less satisfied than they turned out to be. And patients having mastectomy with reconstruction believed they would be more satisfied than they turned out to be. (more…)
Dr. Clara Nan-hi Lee, MD
Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Ohio State University
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: The decision about breast reconstruction is very challenging because it’s unfamiliar, involves complex risk information, affects very personal concerns, and happens at a stressful time. One of the challenges is to predict how one will feel after the surgery. We know from psychology research that people often mis-predict their future emotions. So we were interested to see how well women predict their future well being after surgery.
The main findings are that patients having mastectomy without reconstruction believed they would be less satisfied than they turned out to be. And patients having mastectomy with reconstruction believed they would be more satisfied than they turned out to be. (more…)