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We aimed to gain an understanding of the patient-provider relationship in ovarian cancer from a gynecologists\u2019 perspective.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We collected data using semi-structured interviews and applied a phenomenological approach to data analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted individual interviews with nine gynecologists between October 2022 and February 2023. Three distinctive features defined the gynecologists\u2019 understanding (1). When interacting with patients, they focused on diagnostic markers and treatment choices, paying more attention to the disease than to holistic well-being (2). The gynecologists\u2019 understanding of ovarian cancer was mainly based on medical knowledge rather than on patients\u2019 experiences (3). The tragic nature of ovarian cancer led the gynecologists to create emotional distance as a means of self-preservation, while harboring a hope that medical advancements would lead to a cure in the future but acknowledging their feelings of helplessness in treating these patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Gynecologists understand ovarian cancer from a disease perspective of health. Their role is to maintain the biomedical dimension of condition, upholding patients\u2019 hope as well as their own for medical advancement throughout the ovarian cancer trajectory. 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