Importance Several international guidelines have endorsed more conservative treatment of
low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (LRDTC), yet patients are facing more treatment …

Purpose Overdiagnosis is a concept central to making informed breast cancer screening
decisions, and yet some people may react to overdiagnosis with doubt and skepticism. The …

Introduction National guidelines recommend against routine axillary staging with sentinel
lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) in women≥ 70 y with early …

It has been said that qualitative research is the most humanistic and patient-centered way of
understanding and exploring health issues. It helps to not only understand patterns of health …

Background Despite lung cancer being a leading cause of death in the United States and
lung cancer screening (LCS) being a recommended service, many patients eligible for …

Objectives To assess the effectiveness of bar graph, pictograph and line graph compared
with text-only, and to each other, for communicating prognosis to the public. Design Two …

Objective Naturalness preference can influence important health decisions. However, the
literature lacks a reliable way to measure individual differences in naturalness preferences …

Introduction Randomized studies support de-escalation of adjuvant therapy for a target
population of older adults≥ 65 years with stage I, estrogen-receptor (ER) positive breast …

Researchers often use survey methods to elicit patient perspectives on their healthcare.
Survey results are often subject to response bias and missing data. As part of an …

The objective of this study is to determine predictors of resource use among pediatric
providers for common respiratory illnesses. We surveyed pediatric primary care, emergency …