Background. The role of cognitive biases and heuristics in medical decision making is of
growing interest. The purpose of this study was to determine whether studies on cognitive …

Purpose The panel updated the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) adjuvant
therapy guideline for resected non–small-cell lung cancers. Methods ASCO convened an …

With increasing frequency, patients are being asked to make complex decisions about
cancer screening, prevention, and treatment. These decisions are fraught with emotion and …

Purpose To address whether all medically fit patients with curatively resected stage II colon
cancer should be offered adjuvant chemotherapy as part of routine clinical practice, to …

Risk is perceived and acted on in 2 fundamental ways. Risk as feelings refers to individuals'
fast, instinctive, and intuitive reactions to danger. Risk as analysis brings logic, reason, and …

ContextInformed patients are more likely to actively participate in their care, make wiser
decisions, come to a common understanding with their physicians, and adhere more fully to …

Communicating probability information about risks to the public is more difficult than might
be expected. Many studies have examined this subject, so that their resulting …

Background The success of evidence‐based practice depends on the clear and effective
communication of statistical information. Objectives To evaluate the effects of using …

AIMS: The debate on the funding and availability of cytotoxic drugs raises questions about
the contribution of curative or adjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy to survival in adult cancer …

Purpose To determine the role of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy in patients
with completely resected stage IA-IIIA non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods The …