Journal article
Walking a tightrope: oncologists’ perspective on providing information to women with recurrent ovarian cancer (ROC) during the medical encounter
Abstract
PurposeWomen with ovarian cancer (OC) must make treatment decisions. The first step in this process involves information giving about potential management choices. In this study, our objectives were to (1) describe the key issues that are reviewed by the oncologist when a woman presents with recurrent OC and (2) understand the extent to which physicians have different methods of giving information to patients.MethodsA descriptive qualitative …
Authors
Elit L; Charles C; Gafni A; Ranford J; Gold ST; Gold I
Journal
Supportive Care in Cancer, Vol. 20, No. 10, pp. 2327–2333
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
October 2012
DOI
10.1007/s00520-011-1344-0
ISSN
0941-4355