Research Article

The Emotional Status, Attitudes in Decision-Making Process, and Their Impact on Surgical Choices in Korean Breast Cancer Patients

Table 3

Association between emotional status and surgical choice.

ā€‰Depression valueAnxiety value
NormalBorderlineAbnormalNormalBorderlineAbnormal

Breast conservation13 (61.9)9 (64.3)39 (78.0)0.39435 (70.0)17 (77.3)9 (69.2)0.53
Mastectomy5 (23.8)4 (28.6)9 (18.0)11 (22.0)5 (22.7)2 (15.4)
No decision3 (14.3)1 (7.1)2 (4.0)4 (8.0)0 (0)2 (15.4)

Values are presented as number of patients (%).