Improving understanding of adjuvant therapy options by using simpler risk graphics^{†‡§¶‖}

1. Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher PhD^{1,2,3,††,*},
2. Angela Fagerlin PhD^1,2,3,
3. Peter A. Ubel MD^1,2,3,4

Article first published online: 14 NOV 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23959

Published 2008 by the American Cancer Society

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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.

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