Prognosis is an issue that most doctors and patients describe as difficult to discuss and the
best way of presenting prognostic information to optimise patient understanding …

Good communication is a fundamental skill for all palliative care clinicians. Patients present
with varied desires, beliefs, and cultural practices, and navigating these issues presents …

Recent work on message effects theories offers a fruitful way to systematically explore how
features, formats, structures of messages may attract audience attention and influence the …

PURPOSE To understand the preferences and attitudes of patients and family caregivers on
disclosure of cancer diagnosis and prognosis in an Indian setting. METHODS Overall, 250 …

Purpose To estimate scenarios for survival for women with metastatic breast cancer (MBC)
who are starting chemotherapy. Patients and Methods We sought randomized, first-line …

Advanced cancer patients commonly have misunderstandings about the intentions of
treatment and their overall prognosis. Several studies have shown that large numbers of …

Background For some patients with advanced cancer not knowing prognosis is essential.
Yet, in an era of informed decision-making, the potential protective function of unawareness …

Objectives Tailoring medical information to cancer patients' needs is recommended, but
there is little guidance on how to tailor, and limited research exists about its effects. Tailoring …

Purpose Cancer patients are increasingly involved in decision-making processes. Hence,
clinicians need to inform patients about the risks and benefits of different treatment options in …

Objective This scoping review has been conducted to summarise the information needs of
internet users and their requirements for online health information. Methods We searched …