Stigma May Be a Barrier to Lung Cancer Advocacy Among Patients
Results of a cross-sectional survey explain why patients with lung cancer may be reluctant to get involved in advocacy.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Patients, Clinicians Explain How the Pandemic Affected Genitourinary Cancer Care
A focus group sought to explore the effects of the changes in genitourinary cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of patients and clinicians.
Assisting Survivors Through Grief After the Loss of a Co-Parent to Cancer
A qualitative study sought to investigate the challenges faced by a surviving parent of dependent children after the cancer-related death of a co-parent.
Attitudes Toward Quality of Life, Length of Life Change Throughout Advanced Cancer
A secondary analysis of the CHOICE trial explored patients’ attitudes toward striving for quality of life and/or length of life throughout their cancer care.
Awareness, Targeted Contraceptive Counselling Needed in Early Breast Cancer
Researchers explored the fertility, contraception, and reproductive health care needs of premenopausal women with early stage breast cancer.
Apologies, Properly Made, Go Far in Maintaining Physician-Patient Relationship
From an ethical perspective, disclosing adverse events to patients is predicated on the idea that physicians have obligations to tell the truth, but physicians may worry that apologizing will incur greater responsibility for liability.
Linguistic Barriers Continue to Create Care Concerns, Affect Patient Outcomes
Language education and assistance services can increase 2-way communication between physicians and non-native English speaking patients.
Clinicians Who Communicate Face-to-Face Perceived as More Compassionate, Professional
Compassion scores, communication skills, and professionalism were improved with face-to-face communication.
Patient-Centered Communication: Every Doctor’s Moral Imperative
One physician shares his insights on how repeated active discussions with patients about distress, treatment options, and goals can both reduce costs and help to identify when aggressive treatment is no longer appropriate.
Avoiding Distrust in the System When Your Patient Has Experienced Gender-Based Violence
For women who have experienced domestic abuse, feeling of being listened to and respected are important for defining a positive health care encounter.
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