A study looking at developing a tool to help young women make decisions about breast cancer treatment

This study looked at a way of helping young women diagnosed with breast cancer make decisions about their treatment.

Treatment for early stage breast cancer usually includes surgery. But your surgeon may give you a choice of surgical treatments.

In this study, researchers wanted to understand more about the experiences of women under 40 years old who have been diagnosed with and treated for early stage breast cancer. They wanted to learn more about the information that was available and how this group of women made decisions about the type of surgery they had.

The researchers then used this information to develop a tool that could help other young women to understand their treatment options and decide about the best surgery to have in their individual circumstances.