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  • Oncology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Health Services Research

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  • Randomized trials show similar survival for breast-conserving therapy (BCT) and mastectomy in early-stage breast cancer.
  • Treatment choice is influenced by factors like radiation access, socioeconomic status, and insurance.
  • Rural communities face unique challenges in accessing cancer care and treatment options.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify determinants of surgical breast cancer treatment choices in a rural setting.
  • To analyze factors influencing the selection between BCT and mastectomy.
  • To understand barriers and facilitators for different surgical approaches in rural breast cancer patients.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of medical records from 2015-2022 at a single rural healthcare system.
  • Inclusion of 162 patients who underwent mastectomy and comparison with BCT patients.
  • Analysis of demographics, barriers to care, support services, pre-treatment services, cancer type, and stage.

Main Results:

  • 16.1% of mastectomies were patient-preferred; these patients were younger (median 58 vs. 65 years) and more likely to lack financial support (2.7x).
  • Patient preference mastectomy patients more frequently received lymphedema management (58.3% vs. 5.2%) and psychosocial services (100% vs. 83.5%).
  • Breast-conserving therapy patients were more likely to be older, have financial support, and undergo genetic screening (61.9% vs. 26.9%).

Conclusions:

  • Breast-conserving therapy utilization is increasing in this rural healthcare system.
  • Older age, financial support, and genetic screening are associated with BCT.
  • Multidisciplinary care is crucial for advancing BCT options in rural breast cancer treatment.