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The patient who loves buying lettuce for his daughter-in-law – and what his case teaches us about shared decision-making in medicine | Ranjana Srivastava

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Doctors should recommend treatment accompanied by conversations about the pros and cons for the individuals who are in front of them Weeks before major surgery, a patient cancels his appointment with our geriatric oncology service, declaring it unnecessary. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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