Study had methodological flaws

EDITOR,—June M C McArdle and colleagues' study suggests that support from a breast care nurse can significantly reduce psychological morbidity in women having surgery for breast cancer.1 We wish to draw attention to several methodological points.

The authors state that psychological morbidity is common in women after surgery for breast cancer and that support from a breast care nurse is the most effective intervention in reducing this morbidity. The women randomised to receive support from the breast care …