Breast cancer lack knowledge

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许多患乳癌的女性对病情知之甚少

A new analysis has found that many women with breast cancer lack knowledge about their illness, with minority patients less likely than white patients to know and report accurate information about their tumors' characteristics. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings highlight the need to educate patients about their health conditions, which could lead to more informed treatment decisions. Having knowledge about your own health conditions or your risk of developing different conditions can help you take steps to maintain or improve your health. Although previous studies have examined general cancer knowledge, no prior study has examined whether women actually know and understand the details about their own cancers. Rachel Freedman, MD, MPH, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and her colleagues surveyed 500 women with breast cancer to see how knowledgeable2 they were about their own cancers, including the tumor1 stage, grade, and receptor status (also known as breast cancer subtype). Overall, 32 percent to 82 percent reported that they knew each of the tumor characteristics that they were asked about, while only 20 percent to 58 percent actually reported these characteristics correctly. Black and Hispanic women were often less likely than white women to know their cancer characteristics, even after accounting3 for socioeconomic status and health literacy. After accounting for health literacy and educational attainment4 in particular, some of the knowledge deficits5 went away for Hispanic women but health literacy had little impact on the findings for black women.

"Our results illustrate6 the lack of understanding many patients have about their cancers and have identified a critical need for improved patient education and provider awareness7 of this issue," said Dr. Freedman. "Improving patients' understanding about why a particular treatment is important for her individual situation may lead to more informed decisions and better adherence8 to treatment." Dr. Freedman noted9 that improved understanding of one's tumor characteristics and the reasons for personalized treatment recommendations could also improve a woman's trust, confidence, and satisfaction with her cancer treatment providers.

1 tumor         
n.（肿）瘤，肿块(英)tumour
参考例句：
He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。
2 knowledgeable         
adj.知识渊博的；有见识的
参考例句：
He's quite knowledgeable about the theatre.他对戏剧很有心得。
He made some knowledgeable remarks at the meeting.他在会上的发言颇有见地。
3 accounting      
n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表
参考例句：
A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。
4 attainment      
n.达到，到达；［常pl.］成就，造诣
参考例句：
We congratulated her upon her attainment to so great an age.我们祝贺她高寿。
The attainment of the success is not easy.成功的取得并不容易。
5 deficits           
n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损
参考例句：
The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句
6 illustrate         
v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图
参考例句：
The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。
7 awareness         
n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智
参考例句：
There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
8 adherence        
n.信奉，依附，坚持，固着
参考例句：
He was well known for his adherence to the rules.他因遵循这些规定而出名。
The teacher demanded adherence to the rules.老师要求学生们遵守纪律。
9 noted         
adj.著名的，知名的