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There are no existing data from Malawi exploring decision-making preferences among cancer patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In the oncology clinic in Lilongwe, Malawi, 50 patients were surveyed for decision making.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Most participants (70%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200935) preferred to engage in shared decision making regarding cancer treatment. About half (52%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200924) did not feel that their medical team involved them in decision making and 64% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200932) felt that they were never or only sometimes listened to by the medical team. Nearly all (94%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200947) preferred to have their medical team inform them how likely treatments are to lead to cure.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Shared decision making was the preferred mode of treatment decision making by the majority of the surveyed cancer patients in Malawi. 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