ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2009
Are patients getting the "gist" in risk communication? Patient understanding of prognosis in breast cancer treatment.
Article in Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- The benefits of discussing adjuvant therapies one at a time instead of all at once.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2011Trial
- Medical barriers to mammography screening of African American women in a high cancer mortality area: implications for cancer educators and health providers.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2011Trial
- The Almost-Cancer Curriculum: Teaching General Practice/Family Medicine Trainees to Manage Risk-Bearing Findings Before Diagnosis.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Article
- Communication with physicians and family about breast Cancer recurrence.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- Physicians' perceptions of the value of prognostic models: the benefits and risks of prognostic confidence.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2015Article
- Measuring decision quality: psychometric evaluation of a new instrument for breast cancer chemotherapy.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2014Article
- The value of personalised risk information: a qualitative study of the perceptions of patients with prostate cancer.BMJ open · 2013Article
- Does use of the adjuvant! model influence use of adjuvant therapy through better risk communication?Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2011Article
- Oncologist use of the Adjuvant! model for risk communication: a pilot study examining patient knowledge of 10-year prognosis.BMC cancer · 2009Article
- Decision making and cancer.The American psychologistReview
- Breast cancer patients' treatment expectations after exposure to the decision aid program adjuvant online: the influence of numeracy.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision MakingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMany oncologists consult the Adjuvant! prognostic model to communicate risk with breast cancer patients; however, little is known about how effective that communication is.
methodsThe authors analyzed this small data set featuring 20 breast cancer patients' risk estimates, focusing on rankings or gist of the estimates.
resultsOverall, there was no gain in the accuracy of patient rankings. The number of patients with more accurate estimates was matched by the number of patients with less accurate estimates after consultation.
conclusionsThe current methods used by oncologists to present Adjuvant! risks were not effective in helping patients to get the gist of their risks.
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