When a patient is first diagnosed with cancer, they are asked to make big decisions regarding their treatment. In my experience, many patients will ask, “What would you tell your wife, daughter, or loved one to do if she were in my situation?” I often assume, like most navigators, that people will select certain treatments based on how statistically likely they are to be effective. However, how a newly diagnosed cancer patient approaches making a decision about their treatment is multifactorial, and can depend on a couple of things:
