The article has identified women's informational needs providing a focus for patient-centred care. Providing patients with sufficient and understandable information could lessen feelings of fear and anxiety towards treatment delivery. Guidelines with a patient-centred approach could thus be developed to be used as a tool to assist members of multidisciplinary teams in providing quality care to this group of women.

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Background: We compared 3D-conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) and intensitymodulated radiation therapy (IMRT) planning for left-sided post-mastectomy patients.Aim: To compare the dose coverage of the planning target volume (PTV) and dose delivered to organs at risk (OAR) of 3D-CRT and IMRT plans.