Background Palliative care providers serving Chinese patients lack a culture-specific model
of communication, a strong evidence base for this and clear guidance on its application …

Objectives To synthesise empirical findings on the role of family in end-of-life (EOL)
communication and to identify the communicative practices that are essential for EOL …

Background Communicating bad news such as a new cancer diagnosis to patients may
have a major impact on their well-being. We investigated differences in patients' …

Rationale, aims and objectives Patient‐centered care is considered a vital component of
good quality care for breast cancer patients. Nevertheless, the implementation of this …

Telehealth use has accelerated since the COVID-19 pandemic and provided access for
palliative care patients often facing challenges with travel and limited specialist availability …

BACKGROUND: Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis can be traumatic and anxiety-
producing. The way the diagnosis is disclosed to patients can affect their experience …

Background In-person meeting is considered the gold standard in current communication
protocols regarding sensitive information, yet one size may not fit all, and patients …

Background In Kenya, there are approximately 6,000 new breast cancer (BC) cases
annually and 2,550 deaths. Approximately 80% of patients are diagnosed at advanced …

Objective The psychosocial impact of a prostate cancer diagnosis significantly affects a
patient's quality of life. We studied patient communication at the time of diagnosis and its …

Background The use of telephone in delivering cancer care increases, but not in cancer
workup. Current protocols for breaking bad news assume a single in‐person meeting …