Decision Making in Geriatric Oncology: Supported Versus Assisted Decision Making

Sabine Sommerlatte1, Heike Schmidt1, Dirk Vordermark1

  • 1Sabine Sommerlatte, Mmel, Faculty of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Centre for Health Sciences, Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany; Heike Schmidt, MD, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany; Dirk Vordermark, MD, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany; and Jan Schildmann, MD, MA, Faculty of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Centre for Health Sciences, Institute for History and Ethics of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.

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