Communicating the need for cessation of curative treatment and the transition to palliative care is extremely difficult in patients with advanced-stage cancer. A report by Umezawa and colleagues in this issue highlights the importance of exploring patients' preferences, suggesting the importance of cultural issues and the need for implementing communication skills training within a comprehensive and integrated, person-centered program.
Communicating anticancer treatment cessation and transition to palliative care: The need for a comprehensive and culturally relevant, person-centered approach
GRASSI, Luigi
2015
Abstract
Communicating the need for cessation of curative treatment and the transition to palliative care is extremely difficult in patients with advanced-stage cancer. A report by Umezawa and colleagues in this issue highlights the importance of exploring patients' preferences, suggesting the importance of cultural issues and the need for implementing communication skills training within a comprehensive and integrated, person-centered program.File in questo prodotto:
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