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HALKETT G.K.B., KRISTJANSON L.J., LOBB E., O'DRISCOLL C., TAYLOR M. & SPRY N. (2010) European Journal of Cancer Care
Meeting breast cancer patients' information needs during radiotherapy: what can we do to improve the information and support that is currently provided?

Previous research has reported that patients require specific information relating to radiotherapy; however, these studies fail to describe patients' specific information needs over time. The aims of this study were to determine the specific information needs of breast cancer patients who are receiving radiotherapy and identify when patients prefer to receive specific information. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 34 early breast cancer patients and 14 health professionals. Seventeen patients were interviewed after treatment completion, and 17 patients were interviewed on at least two occasions during their radiotherapy …