Talking about sad, bad, and difficult things with patients and their families is a fundamental
and an inevitable part of the health-care professional's (HCPs) work, but one in which few …

Healthcare professionals often censor their information giving to patients in an attempt to
protect them from potentially hurtful, sad or bad news. There is a commonly expressed belief …

Maintaining hope: communication in palliative care Page 56 5.1 Introduction From “What’s
Left”, by Kerry Hardie’ I know more or less How to live my life now. But I want to know how to …

The primary mission of palliative care is to assist and guide patients through all phases of
treatment and crucial to this work is maintaining the patient's integrity and dignity. To …

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 …

Palliative care aims to meet the disparate needs of patients and families during a time of life-
limiting illness. Good communication is indispensable to uncovering patient and family …

Mrs. Cohen is a 72-year-old, African American patient who was diagnosed with stage III
breast cancer less than a year ago. Since her diagnosis, she has undergone a double …

The Textbook of Palliative Care Communication is the authoritative text on communication in
palliative care, providing a compilation of international and interdisciplinary perspectives …

This exceptional work explores the complexities of communication at one of the most critical
stages of the life experience--during advanced, serious illness and at the end of life …

We describe two cases involving male foreign nationals (a Chinese and a Georgian) treated
in a US hospital. Both patients had terminal illnesses, and both cases involved clashes …