Development of a Patient Decision Aid for Rectal Cancer Patients with Clinical Complete Response after Neo-Adjuvant Treatment

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Rectal cancer patients with a clinical complete response (cCR) after neo-adjuvant treatment may be spared the surgical morbidity and mortality of radical surgery without oncological compromise. Therefore, discussing treatment options, including organ-sparing strategies (watch-and-wait) as an oncological equivalent alternative to major surgery, is important in the shared decision making (SDM). SDM may be facilitated by a patient decision aid (PtDA). The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a PtDA for rectal cancer patients who have a cCR after neo-adjuvant treatment.

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Surgery is the primary component of curative treatment for patients with rectal cancer. However, patients with a clinical complete response (cCR) after neo-adjuvant treatment m

SUBMITTER: Smets L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9913303 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature