Narrazioni, testi e altre risorse: ragionamento clinico e presa di decisione in oncologia.
The article explores collaborative diagnostic decision-making processes in the field of oncology through the discursive analysis of spontaneous interactions between doctors, collected during their daily work practice in a hospital in central Italy. The results highlight the key role played by the narratives in supporting decision-making in cases of difficult diagnosis. Rather than addressing them as individual problems of a logical-deductive nature, physicians use an abductive, dialogical and narrative thinking, sharing knowledge and resources available in the hospital community.