Afaf Girgis
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About
Afaf Girgis is a leading researcher in cancer care and patient decision-making, with a particular focus on men diagnosed with localised prostate cancer. Her work addresses one of the most challenging preference-sensitive decisions in oncology: choosing between robotic prostatectomy and radiotherapy, two treatments with comparable cure rates but vastly different side-effect profiles. Through her landmark qualitative study, “Robot or radiation?” (2019, 21 citations), Girgis uncovered the critical decision support needs of patients, revealing how men navigate this complex choice and what information they truly require. She further demonstrated that a combined clinic model—where patients consult both a surgeon and a radiation oncologist in a single visit—leads to low conflict and high satisfaction (2021, 5 citations). Her PREPaRE study protocol (2017, 4 citations) laid the groundwork for a comprehensive mixed-methods investigation into treatment decision-making. Girgis’s contributions are vital for developing patient-centred interventions that empower men to make informed, values-aligned choices, ultimately improving both decisional quality and quality of life in prostate cancer care.
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