Description
The goal of this longitudinal ethnographic study is to describe the influence and
impact that others may have on breast cancer patients’ clinical decision making.
Project goals include identifying who significant others are, in what ways they become
involved in patients’ decision making processes, and how their influence impacts
the patient’s clinical decision making.
Principal Investigator
Funder
Richard & Susan Levy Family Trust
Start Date
March 01, 2009
End Date
December 31, 2015
Research Topics
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