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Survey of Breast cancer management practices for women > 70 years

This research survey is being conducted by Dr. Bhupesh Parashar from Northwell Health. We are conducting a research study about Breast cancer management practices. The following survey should take about 3 minutes to complete.

Participation is voluntary. If you would prefer not to participate, simply exit the survey. Completing, or not completing, the survey will have no impact on your employment at Northwell Health.

If you agree to participate, please complete the survey. Your responses are anonymous; do not put your name or other identifying information in this survey. We ask that you try to answer all questions. However, if there are any questions that you would prefer to skip, simply leave the answer blank.
Researcher contact information: Name: Dr. Bhupesh Parashar
Title: Professor
Dept: Radiation Medicine
Northwell Health
Phone: 347-613-0760
Email: bparashar@northwell.edu
If you are an employee of Northwell, participation in this survey is voluntary, anonymous and does not affect your employment.
This research has been reviewed by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). If you have any questions about your rights as a participant, or if you feel that your rights have been violated, please contact the IRB at 516-465-1910
1.Speciality(Required.)
2.Years in clinical practice (years after graduation from training program)(Required.)
3.For women > 70 years of age, patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in-situ, post-lumpectomy, less than 2 cm, no high-risk pathological features (e.g., screen-detected, grade I/II, size ≤2.5cm, margins ≥3mm), hormone-receptor positive, patient agrees to endocrine therapy. What would you likely recommend?(Required.)
4.For women > 70 years, T1-T2 invasive ductal cancer, post-lumpectomy, no high-risk features (HR+, HER2-negative, cN0, pT1), and patient intends to take recommended endocrine therapy. What would you likely recommend?(Required.)
5.For women > 70 years, T1-T2, TNBC, s/p lumpectomy, no other high-risk features (cN0, pT1), what will you likely recommend?(Required.)
6.For women > 70 years, T1-2, s/p total mastectomy, negative axillary nodes, <5 cm, margins negative but close (<1mm), what will you likely recommend?(Required.)
7.For breast DCIS, for women > 70 years of age, s/p lumpectomy, receptor positive, no other high-risk features, will you omit radiation boost to the lumpectomy cavity?(Required.)
8.For breast IDC, for women > 70 years age, s/p lumpectomy, receptor positive, no other high-risk features, will you omit radiation boost to the lumpectomy cavity?(Required.)
9.For resectable mammographically detected or palpable breast cancer (no clinically palpable or radiographic nodal involvement), in which age group will you be comfortable omitting surgical resection?(Required.)