Striving to Do No Harm and Yet Respect Patient Autonomy: Plastic Surgeons ’ Perspectives of the Consultation for Breast Reconstruction with Women Who Have Early-Stage Breast Cancer

ConclusionsIn this patient-centric climate, it is important to acknowledge that patients may value outcomes such as achieving greater peace of mind above other clinical factors and are willing to incur additional risks to achieve these goals. Shared decision-making will help to reveal the rationale underlying each individual ’s treatment choice, which in turn will allow physicians to appropriately weigh patient requests with the best available medical evidence when counseling women on decision-making for breast cancer care.
Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research