Doctors Shortchanging Some Women on Chemo

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New research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology indicate that obese or poorly educated women with breast cancer are being shortchanged when it comes to chemotherapy.

The researchers suggest that doctors are underdosing obese patients, for instance, out of concern that a larger dose based on their weight would mean worse side effects. But there's no evidence that's true.

Poorly educated women are also receiving less-than-optimal treatment:

... researchers suggest that doctors are making assumptions that a less-educated patient might be less willing to stick with a tough course of treatment.

Obese breast cancer patients get undertreated

Posted by Staff on January 21, 2007 10:53 AM | DIGG | del.icio.us | furl