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ReviewJournal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs2010

Communication between patients and providers and informed decision making.

Joann G Elmore, Pamela S Ganschow, Berta M Geller

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Review in Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs, 2010. 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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11citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Preference Does Not Match Use: A Pilot Study of Data Visualization Format and Cancer Risk Comprehension Across Educational Levels.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026
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  10. A phoenix rising: who considers herself a "survivor" after a diagnosis of breast cancer?Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2012
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Joann G ElmoreDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA. jelmore@uw.edu
Pamela S Ganschow
Berta M Geller

Funding

Improving Accuracy &Outcomes of Breast Cancer ScreeningK05CA104699 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI ELMORE, JOANN G · 2004 to 2014
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS K05 CA104699NCI NIH HHS KO5 CA 104699
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) need to comprehend the meaning of the diagnosis and the potential benefits and harms of treatment options. Full and understandable information is a requirement, not an option. However, with DCIS, as with many areas of medicine, a high level of uncertainty about the disease remains. In this article, we define informed medical decision making, review challenges to its implementation, and provide suggestions on how to improve communication with women about the diagnosis and treatment of DCIS.

Indexed as

CommunicationDecision MakingInformed ConsentProfessional-Patient RelationsAttitude to HealthBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHumansMass MediaMastectomyPatient ParticipationPatient PreferencePatientsPrognosis

Identifiers

PMID20956831
PMCPMC3140849

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