Accepted for Publication: April 21, 2021.
Published Online: June 10, 2021. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.1962
Corresponding Author: Cynthia Villarreal-Garza, MD, DSc, Breast Cancer Center, Hospital Zambrano Hellion TecSalud, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Batallón de San Patricio 112, Real de San Agustín, 66278 San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Mexico (cynthia.villarreal@tecsalud.mx).
Author Contributions: Dr Villarreal-Garza had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Concept and design: All authors.
Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Villarreal-Garza, Vaca-Cartagena, Becerril-Gaitan, Ferrigno, Mesa-Chavez.
Drafting of the manuscript: Villarreal-Garza, Vaca-Cartagena, Becerril-Gaitan, Ferrigno, Mesa-Chavez.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors.
Statistical analysis: Vaca-Cartagena, Becerril-Gaitan.
Administrative, technical, or material support: Villarreal-Garza, Alejandra Platas, Ana Platas.
Supervision: Villarreal-Garza, Mesa-Chavez.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Villarreal-Garza reported grants from AstraZeneca and Roche; speaking honoraria from Roche, Myriad Genetics, Novartis, Pfizer, and Eli Lilly; travel fees from Roche, MSD Oncology, and Pfizer; and advisory roles at Roche, Novartis, Pfizer, and Eli Lilly. No other disclosures were reported.
Additional Contributions: We thank the organizations that helped to disseminate the survey: Médicos e Investigadores en la Lucha contra el Cáncer de Mama, Salvati AC, Coalición Mexicana por la Salud Mamaria, Cáncer Warriors de México, Red Contra el Cáncer, Programa de Supervivientes del Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Pro Oncavi, Grupo Vida Plena Después Del Cáncer AC, Fundación Unidas Contigo, and Encauza.
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