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Your doctors should be listening to you, understanding your goals and values, and explaining the risks, benefits, alternatives, and unknowns of your care. If your doctor does not fully discuss those with you, then you can't make choices that fit your own goals and...

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Medical uncertainty. Incomplete science is a major problem that you and your doctors must grapple with. That means sorting out the risks, benefits, alternatives and unknowns of every medical decision. While medical science has advanced rapidly over the past 100 years,...

Diagnosis - Risks - Benefits - Alternatives - Unknowns - Safety Every medical decision should account for those.  Doctors don't have the kind of exact science that some professionals like engineers do.  When designing a bridge engineers can rely on precise formulas to...

Do you feel bewildered after a visit to the doctor?  Do you feel unsure that your treatment plan is right for you?  Do you feel like you don't have control of the decisions your doctor makes for you?   I have seen many patients who have felt that way, and often they...