Secondary End Points
Out of 245 patients, surgical details were available for 232 patients who underwent surgery at our institution. Analysis for the primary end point of DCS score was carried out for the 245 patients who completed the protocol. The overall rate of breast-conserving surgery was 82.4% (202 of 232 [87.1%] when applied only to those for whom surgical details were available) and was equal across the 3 groups. Of the 245 patients, 83 (33.9%) took the survey in English, 98 (39.9%) in Hindi, and 64 (26.2%) in Marathi. Most patients (196 of 245 [80%]) indicated strong agreement on a 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree) Likert scale item stating that “the survey questions were easy to understand” (mean [SD], 1.27 [0.68]).