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44 questions in 13 reviews · Breast Cancer

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No studies 44 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Shared decision‐making (all components) vs control
Satisfaction with the decision‐making process · women aged 40 to 75 years at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Some components of shared decision‐making, including clarification of values and preferences, vs control
Adherence to the chosen option · women aged 38 to 71 years at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Some components of shared decision‐making, including clarification of values and preferences, vs control
Choice of an option aligned with each woman’s values and preferences · women aged 38 to 71 years at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Some components of shared decision‐making, including clarification of values and preferences, vs control
Woman's involvement · women aged 38 to 71 years at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Studies focused only on enhanced communication, without clarification of values and preferences, vs control
Satisfaction with the decision‐making process · women aged 40 to 75 years old at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Studies focused only on enhanced communication, without clarification of values and preferences, vs control
Adherence to the chosen option · women aged 40 to 75 years old at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Studies focused only on enhanced communication, without clarification of values and preferences, vs control
Choice of an option aligned with each woman’s values and preferences · women aged 40 to 75 years old at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Shared decision‐making (all components) vs control
Confidence in the decision made · women aged 40 to 75 years at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Studies focused only on enhanced communication, without clarification of values and preferences, vs control
Woman's involvement · women aged 40 to 75 years old at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Shared decision‐making (all components) vs control
Adherence to the chosen option · women aged 40 to 75 years at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Shared decision‐making (all components) vs control
Choice of an option aligned with each woman’s values and preferences · women aged 40 to 75 years at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Shared decision‐making (all components) vs control
Woman's involvement · women aged 40 to 75 years at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Shared decision‐making (all components) vs control
Mental health outcomes · women aged 40 to 75 years at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Some components of shared decision‐making, including clarification of values and preferences, vs control
Satisfaction with the decision‐making process · women aged 38 to 71 years at average to moderate risk of breast cancer
Shared decision‐making for supporting women’s decisions about breast cancer screening (2024) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Mammography in combination with breast ultrasonography vs mammography alone
Outcomes after 1‐ to 2‐year · s of women with dense and non‐dense breasts
Mammography in combination with breast ultrasonography versus mammography for breast cancer screening in… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Mammography in combination with breast ultrasonography vs mammography alone
Outcomes after 1‐ to 2‐year · breast cancer screening in women at average risk with dense breasts
Mammography in combination with breast ultrasonography versus mammography for breast cancer screening in… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Mammography in combination with breast ultrasonography vs mammography alone
Breast cancer mortality · s of women with dense and non‐dense breasts
Mammography in combination with breast ultrasonography versus mammography for breast cancer screening in… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Mammography in combination with breast ultrasonography vs mammography alone
Outcomes after 1‐ to 2‐year · breast cancer screening (non‐dense breasts)
Mammography in combination with breast ultrasonography versus mammography for breast cancer screening in… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Mammography in combination with breast ultrasonography vs mammography alone
All‐cause mortality · s of women with dense and non‐dense breasts
Mammography in combination with breast ultrasonography versus mammography for breast cancer screening in… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Platinum‐containing chemotherapy vs chemotherapy without platinum
Quality of life · early triple‐negative breast cancer
Platinum‐based chemotherapy for early triple‐negative breast cancer (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
General health‐related quality of life · women with advanced breast cancer
Specialist breast care nurses for support of women with breast cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Anxiety and depression · women with advanced breast cancer
Specialist breast care nurses for support of women with breast cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Service provision (patient perspective) · women with advanced breast cancer
Specialist breast care nurses for support of women with breast cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Service provision‐patient perspective · women with primary breast cancer
Specialist breast care nurses for support of women with breast cancer (2021) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Overall survival · overweight and obese breast cancer survivors
Body weight management in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors (2020) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Breast cancer recurrence · overweight and obese breast cancer survivors
Body weight management in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors (2020) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Disease‐free survival ‐ not reported · overweight and obese breast cancer survivors
Body weight management in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors (2020) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Adverse events · overweight and obese breast cancer survivors
Body weight management in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors (2020) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Change in quality of life ‐ overall scales · overweight and obese breast cancer survivors
Body weight management in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors (2020) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Disease‐free survival · overweight and obese breast cancer survivors
Body weight management in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors (2020) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Overall survival · overweight and obese breast cancer survivors
Body weight management in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors (2020) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Indocyanine Green Angiography (ICGA) vs clinical evaluation
Dehiscence ‐ not reported · women undergoing immediate breast reconstruction following mastectomy
Indocyanine green angiography for preventing postoperative mastectomy skin flap necrosis in immediate breast… (2020) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Nephrotoxicity (safety population) · women with metastatic triple‐negative breast cancer (mTNBC)
Platinum‐containing regimens for triple‐negative metastatic breast cancer (2020) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
MBSR vs usual care
Overall survival · women diagnosed with breast cancer
Mindfulness‐based stress reduction for women diagnosed with breast cancer (2019) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
MBSR vs usual care
Adverse events · women diagnosed with breast cancer
Mindfulness‐based stress reduction for women diagnosed with breast cancer (2019) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Taxane followed by anthracyclines vs anthracyclines followed by taxane
Quality of life · neoadjuvant therapy for early breast cancer
Sequencing of anthracyclines and taxanes in neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for early breast cancer (2019) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Taxane followed by anthracyclines vs anthracyclines followed by taxane
Overall survival · adjuvant therapy for early breast cancer
Sequencing of anthracyclines and taxanes in neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for early breast cancer (2019) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Taxane followed by anthracyclines vs anthracyclines followed by taxane
Disease‐free survival · adjuvant therapy for early breast cancer
Sequencing of anthracyclines and taxanes in neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for early breast cancer (2019) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Breast surgery plus systemic treatment vs systemic treatment
Quality of life · metastatic breast cancer
Breast surgery for metastatic breast cancer (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Breast surgery plus systemic treatment vs systemic treatment
Breast cancer‐specific survival · metastatic breast cancer
Breast surgery for metastatic breast cancer (2018) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
*CI: Confidence interval · breast cancer survivors
Home‐based multidimensional survivorship programmes for breast cancer survivors (2017) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Emotional distress · women with breast cancer
Online support groups for women with breast cancer (2017) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Uncertainty · women with breast cancer
Online support groups for women with breast cancer (2017) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Hypofractionated radiation therapy vs conventionally fractionated radiation therapy
Mastectomy rate ‐ not measured · women treated with breast conserving therapy for early breast cancer
Hypofractionated radiation therapy for early breast cancer (2016) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies