This qualitative study was conducted among the family caregivers of cancer patients treated
in a hospital in Shenzhen, southern China, to elucidate the truth-telling process. Thirteen …

The amount of information received by terminal cancer patients about their illness varies
across different countries. Many Chinese families object to telling the truth to the patient and …

A central challenge of the palliative care clinician, and of the oncologist who sees patients
with advance disease, is that of 'breaking bad news'. As this conversation requires that the …

The purpose of this study was to investigate how patients with cancer and their families are
informed of the results of the patients' diagnoses. The bereaved families' assessments and …

Objective: Cancer patients and their families differed in their attitude toward truth telling. The
objective is to investigate different attitudes of Chinese patients or families toward whether …

During the 1990s, the Japanese people talked more openly about cancer and death. Some
high profile public figures disclosed their own battle with cancer, and bereaved family …

OBJECTIVE: This study examined a group of Taiwanese subjects at a medical university
hospital regarding their attitudes toward truth telling of cancer. METHOD: Self-report survey …

Family members' withholding of bad news from cancer patients is a very common
phenomenon in China, as cancer is a life-threatening disease and is even considered to be …

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and preferences of
terminally ill cancer patients regarding truth telling in the communication of poor prognoses …

Background: Although family caregivers play an important role in end-of-life care decisions,
few studies have examined the communication between family caregivers and patients at …