Background. The growing consensus espousing the use of shared decision making (SDM)
in cancer treatment has coincided with the rise of health care evaluation paradigms that …

Purpose Decision aids (DAs) have been developed to improve communication between
health professionals and patients, and to involve patients in decisions about their health …

Health care is everywhere under tremendous pressure with regard to efficiency, safety, and
economic viability-to say nothing of having to meet various political agendas-and has …

As the paradigm in healthcare nowadays is the evidence-based, patient-centered decision
making, the issue of shared decision making (SDM) is highlighted. The aims of this …

In order to explore the potential of immune checkpoint blockade in sarcoma, we investigated
expression and clinical relevance of programmed cell death-1 (PD-1), programmed death …

Background: Decision aids are useful adjuncts to clinical consultations for women
considering breast reconstruction. This study compared the impact of two online decision …

Cancer treatment decisions are complex and may be challenging for patients, as multiple
treatment options can often be reasonably considered. As a result, decisional support tools …

Guidelines and policies support the decision process to make sure that patients can benefit
from the best treatment for their condition. The implementation of guidelines and policies is …

Purpose: The mortality reduction rate for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer
has not demonstrated the same rate of improvement as for children, due partly to insufficient …

Objective Few available tools facilitate cancer patients and physicians' discussions of quality
of life and end-of-life. Our objective was to develop a web-based tool to promote advance …