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60
Citations
14975
World Ranking
1456
National Ranking
695

Overview

Paul K. J. Han is affiliated with Maine Medical Center in the United States and has a substantial body of work primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Genetics.

Their research encompasses a range of topics, notably:

  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

Paul K. J. Han has contributed to multiple papers across a number of venues. Some of the recent works include:

  • "Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of the tumor ecosystems underlying initiation and progression of papillary thyroid carcinoma," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Current Best Practice for Presenting Probabilities in Patient Decision Aids: Fundamental Principles," 2021, Medical Decision Making
  • "Current Challenges When Using Numbers in Patient Decision Aids: Advanced Concepts," 2021, Medical Decision Making
  • "Area Deprivation Index and Rurality in Relation to Lung Cancer Prevalence and Mortality in a Rural State," 2020, JNCI Cancer Spectrum
  • "How Physicians Manage Medical Uncertainty: A Qualitative Study and Conceptual Taxonomy," 2021, Medical Decision Making

Their frequent coauthors reflect a consistent collaboration network and include:

  • Eric Anderson
  • Jens Rueter
  • Emily Edelman
  • Rebecca Hutchinson
  • Petra Helbig

Publication venues where Paul K. J. Han has most frequently published include:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Patient Education and Counseling
  • The Journal of Urology
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • Medical Decision Making

Overall, the research and publications of Paul K. J. Han emphasize medical decision-making processes, communication in healthcare settings, cancer-related genomics, and patient-centered care topics. Their work is situated in clinical and public health contexts, addressing complex health challenges including oncology and cardiovascular medicine, and exploring the interface of patient experience and healthcare outcomes.

Best Publications

  • How numeracy influences risk comprehension and medical decision making.

    Valerie F. Reyna;Wendy L. Nelson;Paul K. Han;Nathan F. Dieckmann

  • A three-talk model for shared decision making: multistage consultation process

    Glyn Elwyn;Marie Anne Durand;Julia Song;Johanna Aarts

  • Varieties of Uncertainty in Health Care

    Paul K. J. Han;William M. P. Klein;Neeraj K. Arora

  • Varieties of Uncertainty in Health Care: A Conceptual Taxonomy

    Paul K. J. Han;William M. P. Klein;Neeraj K. Arora

  • Presenting quantitative information about decision outcomes: a risk communication primer for patient decision aid developers

    Lyndal J. Trevena;Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher;Adrian Edwards;Wolfgang Gaissmaier

  • Tolerance of uncertainty: conceptual analysis, integrative model, and implications for healthcare.

    Marij A. Hillen;Caitlin M. Gutheil;Tania D. Strout;Ellen M.A. Smets

  • Communicating the Uncertainty of Harms and Benefits of Medical Interventions

    Mary C. Politi;Paul K. J. Han;Nananda F. Col

  • Decision making and cancer

    Valerie F. Reyna;Wendy L. Nelson;Paul K. Han;Michael P. Pignone

  • Differences between primary care physicians' and oncologists' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the care of cancer survivors.

    Arnold L. Potosky;Paul K J Han;Julia Rowland;Carrie N. Klabunde

  • The Relationship Between Uncertainty and Affect.

    Eric C. Anderson;Eric C. Anderson;R. Nicholas Carleton;Michael Diefenbach;Paul K. J. Han;Paul K. J. Han

  • Cancer Care Coordination: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Over 30 Years of Empirical Studies.

    Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin;David Haggstrom;Paul K. J. Han;Kathleen M. Fairfield

  • Impact of Cancer on Health-Related Quality of Life of Older Americans

    Bryce B. Reeve;Arnold L. Potosky;Ashley Wilder Smith;Paul K. Han

  • Tolerance of uncertainty: A systematic review of health and healthcare-related outcomes

    Tania D. Strout;Marij Hillen;Caitlin Gutheil;Eric Anderson

  • The Association Between Health Literacy and Cancer-Related Attitudes, Behaviors, and Knowledge

    Nancy S. Morris;Terry S. Field;Joann L. Wagner;Sarah L. Cutrona

  • Timeliness of access to lung cancer diagnosis and treatment: A scoping literature review.

    Margo M. Jacobsen;Sophie C. Silverstein;Michael Quinn;Leo B. Waterston

  • Conceptual, Methodological, and Ethical Problems in Communicating Uncertainty in Clinical Evidence

    Paul K. J. Han

  • Prevalence of tamoxifen use for breast cancer chemoprevention among U.S. women.

    Erika A. Waters;Kathleen A. Cronin;Barry I. Graubard;Paul K. Han

  • Shared decision-making as an existential journey: Aiming for restored autonomous capacity

    Pål Gulbrandsen;Pål Gulbrandsen;Marla L. Clayman;Mary Catherine Beach;Paul K. Han

  • Perceived Ambiguity About Cancer Prevention Recommendations: Relationship to Perceptions of Cancer Preventability, Risk, and Worry

    Paul K. J. Han;Richard P. Moser;William M. P. Klein

  • Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium: Accelerating Evidence-Based Practice of Genomic Medicine

    Robert C. Green;Robert C. Green;Katrina A.B. Goddard;Gail P. Jarvik;Laura M. Amendola

  • Rethinking the objectives of decision aids: a call for conceptual clarity.

    Wendy L. Nelson;Paul K. J. Han;Angela Fagerlin;Michael Stefanek

Frequent Co-Authors

William M. P. Klein
William M. P. Klein National Institutes of Health
Kathleen M. Mazor
Kathleen M. Mazor University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Barbara B. Biesecker
Barbara B. Biesecker RTI International
Leslie G. Biesecker
Leslie G. Biesecker National Institutes of Health
Ellen M. A. Smets
Ellen M. A. Smets University of Amsterdam
Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher
Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Rebecca A. Ferrer
Rebecca A. Ferrer National Institutes of Health
Lyndal Trevena
Lyndal Trevena University of Sydney
Ellen Peters
Ellen Peters University of Oregon
Angela Fagerlin
Angela Fagerlin University of Utah

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