What Rankings, Ratings, and Utilities Do Breast Cancer Patients Place on Tissue- and Implant-based Breast Reconstruction?
All assessments showed that women highly value breast reconstruction after mastectomy. For time-limited clinical care, the visual analog scale is brief, understandable, and clearly illustrates preferences to support shared decision-making.
Authors
- Fatima A. Merchant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8218-9454)
- Mark V. Schaverien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6345-2643)
- Scott B. Cantor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7072-6048)
- Aubri Hoffman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4803-8668)
- Mary Catherine Bordes
- Gregory P. Reece (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8329-0706)
- Danmeng Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7329-9515)
- Mia K. Markey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8186-4959)
- Summer E. Hanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4106-9819)
- Jun Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4561-1190)
- Haoqi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9147-4006)
- Tzu-An Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4312-7258)
- Nsikak Jackson
- Richard H. Alexander
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- University of Houston (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000006749
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00