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A gynecologic medical oncologist, a registered nurse, and a patient advocate have a conversation about shared decision-making for patients with cervical cancer.

Linda Ryan, a recurrent cervical cancer survivor and patient advocate, offers advice for patients undergoing cervical cancer treatment on advocating for yourself and communicating with family.

The decision-making process for men with early stage prostate cancer is complex and difficult because prostate cancer, despite having a high incidence, has a low mortality and treatments, despite having significant side effects, may not prolong survival with many men dying of non-cancer health issues. There is, therefore, an imperative to treat young, healthy men with aggressive cancers (preventing undertreatment) and avoid treatment of men with low grade cancers and/or a limited life expectancy due to age or comorbidities (avoiding overtreatment). This thesis places the process of decision ma...

Learn about the factors that influence the choice between chemotherapy re-challenge and the combination of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab for endometrial cancer treatment in the context of clinical data.

Dr Breman’s grant will allow her to validate the reliability of the CHOICEs: CHildbirth Options, Information, and Person-Centered Explanation shared decision-making protocol.