Breast Cancer Patients More Satisfied When Specialists Share Care Management

Patients with breast cancer report greater satisfaction with care when their cancer doctor co-manages their care with other specialists. However, some specialists are more likely than others to share decision-making with other physicians, finds a new study in Health Services Research. "Breast cancer is typically a condition that is managed by multiple specialists. Often a surgeon is involved as well as a medical oncologist, radiologist and primary care physician," said Katherine Kahn, M.D., of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and senior author of the study...

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