Thoracic surgeon and patient focus groups on decision-making in early-stage lung cancer surgery.

Thoracic surgeon and patient focus groups on decision-making in early-stage lung cancer surgery.

Future Oncol. 2017 Dec 12;:

Authors: Schwartz RM, Gorbenko K, Kerath SM, Flores R, Ross S, Taylor TN, Taioli E, Henschke C

Abstract
AIM: To investigate medical decision-making from the thoracic surgeons' and patients' perspectives in early-stage lung cancer.
PATIENTS & METHODS: We conducted one focus group with thoracic surgeons (n = 15) and one with a group of early-stage lung cancer patients treated with surgery (n = 7). Focus groups were recorded, transcribed and coded for themes.
RESULTS: For surgeons, surgical procedure choice was a primary concern, followed by the surgical treatment plan decision-making process. Survivors focused primarily on the physical and mental health-related postsurgical burden for which they felt they were not well prepared and placed less emphasis on surgical decision-making.
CONCLUSION: As early-stage lung cancer mortality rates are improving, surgeons and patients can prioritize surgical approaches and postsurgical care that enhance quality of life.

PMID: 29231095 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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