A diagnosis of cancer typically results in patients experiencing uncertainty about and loss of
control over their situation, which in turn has a negative influence on their health outcomes …

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 …

We describe a protocol for disclosing unfavorable information—“breaking bad news”—to
cancer patients about their illness. Straightforward and practical, the protocol meets the …

Purpose To identify preferences for and predictors of prognostic information among patients
with incurable metastatic cancer. Patients and Methods One hundred twenty-six metastatic …

Clinical practice guidelines for communicating prognosis and end-of-life issues with adults in
the advanced stages of a life-limiting illness, and their caregivers | The Medical Journal of …

The aim of this review paper is to critique the empirical literature pertaining to the
communication needs and goals of cancer patients, and to provide direction for research in …

Doctors have long feared that disclosure of a cancer diagnosis may harm the patient.
However, the vast majority of cancer patients in more developed countries prefer to have as …

Background The various surgical procedures for early-stage breast cancer are equivalent in
terms of survival. Therefore, other factors, such as the procedures' effect on psychosocial …

Background: No systematic meta-analysis is available on the prevalence of cancer patients'
accurate prognostic awareness and differences in accurate prognostic awareness by …

Physician-patient communication encompasses the verbal and nonverbal interactions that
form the basis for the doctor-patient relationship. A growing body of research and guidelines …