Background. Sympathetic and frank communication about the terminal nature of advanced
cancer is important to improve patients' prognostic understanding and, thereby, to allow for …

Background While prognostic information is considered important for treatment decision-
making, physicians struggle to communicate prognosis to advanced cancer patients. This …

It is critical for patients with hematologic malignancies to have an accurate understanding of
their illness and prognosis to make informed treatment decisions. Illness and prognostic …

Background Four cycles of etoposide plus cisplatin and accelerated hyperfractionated
thoracic radiotherapy (AHTRT) is the standard of care for limited-stage small-cell lung …

A majority of nurses struggled with a negative emotion of anger, doubt, fear, or anxious,
uncomfortable in the face of death and dying. However, little was known about community …

Purpose To build on results of a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a combined
patient-oncologist intervention to improve communication in advanced cancer, we …

Purpose: Recent publications have promoted physician-patient communication on cost as a
means of decreasing overall spending and minimizing patients' financial burden in …

Importance A poor prognostic understanding regarding curability is associated with lower
odds of hospice use among patients with cancer. However, the association between poor …

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

Background: Prognosis discussion is an essential component of informed decision-making.
However, many terminally ill patients have a limited awareness of their prognosis and the …