Decision Points About Treatments and Other Health Issues

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Decision Points are designed to guide you through key health decisions, combining medical information with your personal information to make a wise health decision. Click on a link below to learn more about treatment options or other decisions about your condition or issue:

Advance Care Planning: Should I Stop Kidney Dialysis?
Breast Cancer: What Should I Do If I'm at High Risk?
Breastfeeding: Should I Breastfeed My Baby?
Healthy Aging: Is It Time to Stop Driving?
Heart Rhythm Problems: Should I Get an ICD?
Heart Rate Problems: Should I Get a Pacemaker?
Kidney Failure: Should I Start Dialysis?
Kidney Failure: What Type of Dialysis Should I Have?
Kidney Failure: When Should I Start Dialysis?
Low Back Pain: Should I Try Epidural Steroid Shots?
Obesity: Should I Use a Diet Plan to Lose Weight?
Prediabetes: Which Treatment Should I Use?
Pregnancy: Should I Try Vaginal Childbirth After a Past C-Section (VBAC)?
Prostate Cancer: Should I Choose Active Surveillance?
Uterine Fibroids: Should I Have Uterine Fibroid Embolization?

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