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Shared decision-making in metastatic breast cancer: discrepancy between the expected prolongation of...

Shared decision-making in metastatic breast cancer: discrepancy between the expected prolongation of...

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Shared decision-making in metastatic breast cancer: discrepancy between the expected prolongation of life and treatment efficacy between patients and physicians, and influencing factors

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Full title

Shared decision-making in metastatic breast cancer: discrepancy between the expected prolongation of life and treatment efficacy between patients and physicians, and influencing factors

Publisher

Boston: Springer US

Journal title

Breast cancer research and treatment, 2013-06, Vol.139 (2), p.429-440

Language

English

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Publisher

Boston: Springer US

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Contents

Treatment decisions in oncology are based on a balance between the efficacy of therapy and its side effects. Patients with metastases and patients with a limited prognosis are a particular challenge, since communication about the disease situation and the expected therapeutic benefit is difficult not only for patients, but also for physicians. The...

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Full title

Shared decision-making in metastatic breast cancer: discrepancy between the expected prolongation of life and treatment efficacy between patients and physicians, and influencing factors

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1364708949

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1364708949

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ISSN

0167-6806

E-ISSN

1573-7217

DOI

10.1007/s10549-013-2557-3

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