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American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®
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Communication of a cancer diagnosis: Patients’ perceptions of when they were first told they had cancer

Declan Walsh, MSc, FACP, FRCP (Edin)

The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Kristine A. Nelson, MD

Cancer Treatment Research Foundation, Arlington Heights, Illinois

Fifty consecutive cancer patients cared for by a palliative medicine program were interviewed concerning the initial communication of their diagnosis. The majority of patients were satisfied with the manner and the circumstances in which the information was imparted. A minority of women were significantly more unhappy than men about the manner in which they were told.

Sophisticated techniques are available to help physicians impart bad news effectively and humanely.

Key Words: Cancer • communication • diagnosis • palliative medicine

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Vol. 20, No. 1, 52-56 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/104990910302000112
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