Importance Inaccurate clinician expectations of the benefits and harms of interventions can
profoundly influence decision making and may be contributing to increasing intervention …

The theory behind informed consent presumes that patients will use the information
disclosed in autonomous and rational ways. Unfortunately, this presumption is not always …

Abstract Background The Institute of Medicine recommends that survivorship care plans
(SCPs) be included in cancer survivorship care. Our meta‐analysis compares patient …

Prior research has shown that people mispredict their own behavior and preferences across
affective states. When people are in an affectively “cold” state, they fail to fully appreciate …

Background We evaluated symptoms and self-assessments of quality of life in men with
localized prostate cancer who participated in a randomized comparison between radical …

Foreword This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical
problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of …

Background: Men treated for clinically localized prostate cancer with either radical
prostatectomy or external beam radiotherapy usually survive many years with the side …

Background and purpose The absolute number of new cancer patients that will require at
least one course of radiotherapy in each country of Europe was estimated. Material and …

Background Studies of complications resulting from surgery or radiotherapy for prostate
cancer have mainly focused on incontinence and erectile dysfunction. We aimed to assess …

Background: Radical prostatectomy and external beam radiotherapy are the two major
therapeutic options for treating clinically localized prostate cancer. Because survival is often …