Background Prognostic accuracy in palliative care is valued by patients, carers, and
healthcare professionals. Previous reviews suggest clinicians are inaccurate at survival …

In every medical specialty bad, sad, and difficult information must be given to patients and
their families. An insensitive approach increases the distress of recipients of bad news, may …

Importance Observational studies demonstrate links between patient-centered
communication, quality of life (QOL), and aggressive treatments in advanced cancer, yet few …

Outcomes of Prognostic Disclosure: Associations With Prognostic Understanding, Distress,
and Relationship With Physician Among Patients With Advanced Cancer - PMC Back to Top …

Purpose National guidelines recommend that discussions about end-of-life (EOL) care
planning happen early for patients with incurable cancer. We do not know whether earlier …

XIV PREFACE or her communication with patients, as well as how a physician's gender
influences the way in which his or her patients communicate. Part II of this book describes …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Scientific advances in novel cancer therapeutics
have led to remarkable changes in oncology practice and longer lives for patients …

Importance Although many older adults prefer to avoid burdensome interventions with
limited ability to preserve their functional status, aggressive treatments, including surgery …

When we share or receive good or bad news, from ordinary events such as the birth of a
child to public catastrophes such as 9/11, our" old" lives come to an end, and suddenly we …

The death of a child is a special sorrow. No matter the circumstances, a child's death is a life-
altering experience. Except for the child who dies suddenly and without forewarning …