The Dyadic Experience of a New Breast Cancer Diagnosis Into the Shared Decision‐Making Process: A Qualitative Analysis

The study underscores the emotional complexity and interdependence of the patient-caregiver dynamic following a breast cancer diagnosis. Being the patient-caregiver relationship central to cancer care, it is important to encourage coordinated involvement of both parties in the clinical process may reduce psychological distress, alleviate decisional conflict, and enhance overall quality of life. These findings support the adoption of a person-centered, relational model of care that recognizes the dyad as a unit of support and decision-making.