[Assessment of prognosis in breast carcinoma by lay persons and by physicians]

Between 1986 and 1988 five hundred women with suspicion of breast cancer were asked for private prognosis. 29% did not answer. In the end 43.2% had a breast cancer. 47 of the patients had worked in Public Health. 54.4% of all had seen the possibility of cure chance in more than 50%, but only 39.4% with a medical job respectively 0% of patients with a diploma of a medical university have seen this chance.