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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Blurring of boundaries in the doctor–patient relationship : The Lancet Oncology



 Note: too bad open access is not available on this one

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Blurring of boundaries in the doctor—patient relationship


Oncology is a specialty that can be enormously rewarding but is fraught with many challenges. Young oncologists have to master dealing with anxious patients who are facing a life-threatening disease; conveying the true prognosis; discussing the complexity of modern treatments; and explaining the unavailability of some drugs, the side-effects of treatment, and likely therapeutic aims. Evidence-based courses have been shown to help oncologists to communicate all these issues in a clear, honest, an ...

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