title: [Assessment of prognosis in breast carcinoma by lay persons and by physicians].
abstract: Between 1986 and 1988 five hundred women with suspicion of breast cancer were asked for private prognosis. 29% did not answer. In the end 43.2% had a breast cancer. 47 of the patients had worked in Public Health. 54.4% of all had seen the possibility of cure chance in more than 50%, but only 39.4% with a medical job respectively 0% of patients with a diploma of a medical university have seen this chance.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Chirurgie, Medizinischen Fakultät (Charité), Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Winzer
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012649:Self Concept; D016019:Survival Analysis
vernacular_title: Prognoseeinschätzung beim Mammakarzinom durch Laien und Mediziner.