Journal article
Communicating With Realism and Hope: Incurable Cancer Patients' Views on the Disclosure of Prognosis
Abstract
PURPOSE: To identify preferences for the process of prognostic discussion among patients with incurable metastatic cancer and variables associated with those preferences.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred twenty-six (58%) of 218 patients invited onto the study participated. Eligible patients were the consecutive metastatic cancer patients of 30 oncologists, who were diagnosed within 6 weeks to 6 months before recruitment, over 18 years of age, …
Authors
Hagerty RG; Butow PN; Ellis PM; Lobb EA; Pendlebury SC; Leighl N; Mac Leod C; Tattersall MHN
Journal
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 23, No. 6, pp. 1278–1288
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Publication Date
February 20, 2005
DOI
10.1200/jco.2005.11.138
ISSN
0732-183X