Qualitative observational study reveals challenges in shared decision-making in advanced cancer consultations, suggesting need for improvement.
In consultations between patients with advanced cancer and their medical oncologist, a self-reinforcing cycle of balancing hope and realism alongside a focus on life-prolonging anticancer treatment appears to impede the practice of shared decision-making.
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