# Cancer Labeling, Risk Perception, and Treatment Choices in Clonal Cytopenia of Undetermined Significance

**Authors:** Benjamin Chin-Yee, Andrew J. Latham, Somogy Varga

PMC · DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.23733 · JAMA Network Open · 2025-07-29

## TL;DR

This study explores how different diagnostic labels and language affect how patients with CCUS perceive risk and make treatment decisions.

## Contribution

It introduces a novel approach to understanding the impact of diagnostic framing on patient behavior in CCUS.

## Key findings

- Diagnostic labels significantly influence patient risk perception.
- Linguistic framing affects treatment choices among CCUS patients.

## Abstract

This survey study investigates whether diagnostic labels and linguistic framing are associated with risk perceptions and treatment decisions for patients with clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance (CCUS).

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** Cancer (MESH:D009369), Cytopenia (MESH:D006402)

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## References

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