MEDLINE, EMBASE, CANCERLIT, and reference lists were searched for studies that assessed the preferences of women for adjuvant chemotherapy in early breast cancer. The following search terms were used: ‘explode breast neoplasms’ and ‘explode antineoplastic agents’, and the text words ‘early or adjuvant’ and ‘preference or utility or attitude or expectation’.
Studies were included if they quantified the magnitude of benefits considered sufficient to make adjuvant chemotherapy for early