For patients and their next of kin our manner of communication can determine how
successful the rest of their lives are. What significance do autonomy, integrity, and hope …

Traditionally, medical staff assumed responsibility for informing hospital patients that they
had a terminal illness and were instrumental in constructing 'disclosure norms' concerning …

Fewer than one third of terminal cancer patients have ever had a conversation with their
doctor about their values and treatment goals, according to recent studies. In the absence of …

In A Natural History of Family Cancer, 1 the story is told of how family members talk about
and through terminal illness on the telephone. Over 13 months and across 61 phone calls …

In the clinical practice of palliative medicine, recommended communication models fail to
approximate the truth of suffering associated with an impending death. I provide evidence …

Narrative medicine is based upon physicians' awareness of patients' narration of their
suffering, their hopes, and how illness has affected them. It offers a model for improving …

Communicating an unfavourable prognosis while maintaining patient hope represents a
critical challenge for healthcare professionals (HPs). Duty requires respect for the right to …

Dear Editor Respondingtothearticle “Givespeaceofmind–Relatives' perspectivesofend-of-
lifeconversations”(Smith et al. 2023). End-of-life conversations in the medical domain are …

The issue of truth-telling to the cancer patient is much like a pendulum, which can swing
from a cold, nontherapeutic truth-telling to a paternalistic, unjustified truth-withholding …

The delivery of palliative care to patients with advanced cancer and their families, whether
done by oncology clinicians or palliative care clinicians, requires patient-centered …