BACKGROUND Patient autonomy and participation in treatment decision making have been
encouraged in recent years. However, patients and physicians frequently disagree with …

Purpose This study explored patient preferences for involvement in the breast cancer
treatment decision and concordance between patients' and physicians' views on decisional …

Purpose To investigate how involvement preferences of patients with breast cancer change
during the treatment decision-making process and determine the impact of meeting patients' …

This study explored breast cancer patients' preferences and experiences for participation in
treatment decision making as well as the concordance between patients' actual and desired …

A study was undertaken to describe the treatment preferences and choices of patients with
breast cancer, and to identify predictors of undergoing breast-conserving therapy (BCT) or …

Purpose. To identify the impact of patient age and patient-physician communication on older
breast cancer patients' participation in treatment decision-making. Methods. We conducted a …

This study examined relationships between cancer patients' preference for involvement in
making treatment decisions and preferences for information about diagnosis, treatment, side …

OBJECTIVE: To explore an approach to measuring the quality of decisions made in the
treatment of early stage breast cancer, focusing on patients' decision-specific knowledge …

This investigation of patients with early breast cancer examined relationships among patient
involvement in deciding treatment (ie, whether to undergo breast removal or breast …

PURPOSE: To describe desired and actual roles in treatment decision making among
patients with early-stage breast cancer, identify how often patients' actual roles matched …