Bringing Patient-Centered Care to the Fore in Diseases of the Pancreas

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Diseases of the pancreas are often very challenging for both patients and doctors as well as pose a considerable burden on healthcare system.

Emerging evidence on the importance of shared-decision making in medicine stresses the need to integrate best clinical evidence and patient-reported outcomes to deliver optimal patient care.

This paper argues that patient-centered care should no longer be a hermit in management of pancreatic diseases in the 21st century.