Can primary breast cancer patients sense the presence of lymph node metastasis? An unexpected research finding.
We found that primary breast cancer patients with lymph node metastasis, compared to patients without apparent metastasis, had a greater expectation that their breast lump biopsy would be malignant. This difference in expectation between the two groups remained after controlling for a range of possible confounding variables.
Department of Research Methods and Behavioural Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
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D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D010465:Perception; D011379:Prognosis; D012649:Self Concept