Background This is the third update of a review that was originally published in the
Cochrane Library in 2002, Issue 2. People with cancer, their families and carers have a high …

The recent focus on patient engagement acknowledges that patients have an important role
to play in their own health care. This includes reading, understanding and acting on health …

This book presents the methodology, findings and implications of a large-scale corpus-
based study of the metaphors used to talk about cancer and the end of life (including care at …

OBJECTIVE: Physicians need good communication skills to communicate effectively with
patients. The objective of this review was to identify effective training strategies for teaching …

A central plank of health care reform is an expanded role for educated consumers
interacting with responsive health care teams. However, for individuals to realize the …

Evidence-based recommendations concerning how to discuss dying, life expectancy, and
likely future symptoms with patients with a limited life expectancy and their families are …

This first German evidence-based guideline for cutaneous melanoma was developed under
the auspices of the German Dermatological Society (DDG) and the Dermatologic …

To better respond to cancer patients' health care needs, various strategies focusing on
doctor-patient communication have been developed. Addressing patients' overall needs and …

Fifty-seven studies were reviewed to identify the prevalence of compassion fatigue among
cancer-care providers, instruments used to detect it and means of prevention and treatment …

Background Serious illness is often characterised by physical/psychological problems,
family support needs, and high healthcare resource use. Hospital‐based specialist palliative …