Self‐reported use of shared decision‐making among breast cancer specialists and perceived barriers and facilitators to implementing this approach

Background  Physicians are increasingly urged to practice shared decision‐making with their patients. Using a cross‐sectional survey, we explored the extent to which Ontario breast cancer specialists report practising shared decision‐making with their patients, their comfort level with this approach, and perceived barriers and facilitators to implementation.

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