Patient Decision Aid in Supporting Decision-Making About When to Start or Stop New Drugs, Join Clinical Trials, or Continue Active Surveillance in Patients With Medullary Thyroid Cancer and Their Caregivers

Summary

This trial develops and studies how well a patient decision aid works in supporting decision-making about when to start or stop new drugs, join clinical trials, or continue active cancer monitoring for patients with medullary thyroid cancer and their caregivers. Developing a patient decision aid may help patients with medullary thyroid cancer make well-informed decisions about their cancer care and be able to discuss their preferences with their doctors.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess patient/survivor, caregiver/family member, and provider decision-making needs. II. To design and develop an initial patient decision aid prototype. III. To pilot test its acceptability. IV. To evaluate the acceptability and usability of the decision aid prototype from patients/survivors, caregivers and providers in a real world environment. OUTLINE: Participants use decision aid and complete questionnaire.

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