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Improving understanding of adjuvant therapy options by using simpler risk graphics†‡§‖

  1. Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher PhD1,2,3,††,*,
  2. Angela Fagerlin PhD1,2,3,
  3. Peter A. Ubel MD1,2,3,4

Article first published online: 14 NOV 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23959

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 113, Issue 12, pages 3382–3390, 15 December 2008

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Zikmund-Fisher, B. J., Fagerlin, A. and Ubel, P. A. (2008), Improving understanding of adjuvant therapy options by using simpler risk graphics. Cancer, 113: 3382–3390. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23959

Author Information

  1. 1

    Health Services Research & Development Center for Clinical Management Research, Veterans Administration Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  2. 2

    Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  3. 3

    Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  4. 4

    Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  1. ††

    Fax: (734) 936-8944

*Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine, 300 North Ingalls Building, Room 7C27, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5429

  1. †

    Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 20, 2008.

  2. ‡

    The funding agreements ensured the authors' independence in designing the study, interpreting the data, and publishing the report.

  3. §

    The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  4. The authors would like to acknowledge Ellen Peters, Isaac Lipkus, and Mick Couper for helpful discussions and comments; Rosemarie Pitsch for her project management; and Bob Burbach and Aaron Pearlman for creating the risk graphics and for programming, testing, and implementing the survey.

  5. ‖

    This article is a US Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 DEC 2008
  2. Article first published online: 14 NOV 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 16 JUL 2008
  4. Manuscript Revised: 8 JUL 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 2 APR 2008

Funded by

  • National Institutes for Health. Grant Numbers: R01 CA87595, P50 CA101451
  • American Cancer Society. Grant Number: MRSG-06-130-01-CPPB
  • Merit Review Entry Program early career award from the Department of Veterans Affairs

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