Risk communication in a patient decision aid for radiotherapy in breast cancer: How to deal with uncertainty?

Risk communication in a patient decision aid for radiotherapy in breast cancer: How to deal with uncertainty?

Background and aim: Patient decision aids for oncological treatment options, provide information on the effect on recurrence rates and/or survival benefit, and on side-effects and/or burden of different treatment options. However, often uncertainty exists around the probability estimates for recurre...

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Main Authors: D.B. Raphael, N.S. Russell, J.M. Immink, P.G. Westhoff, M.C. Stenfert Kroese, M.R. Stam, L.M. van Maurik, H.J.G.D. van den Bongard, J.H. Maduro, M.G.A. Sattler, T. van der Weijden, L.J. Boersma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Breast
Subjects:
Radiotherapy
Decision aid
Risk communication
Numerical uncertainty
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960977620300886

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