Deciding what information is necessary: do patients with advanced cancer want to know all the details?
Bethany J Russell, Alicia M WardSouthern Adelaide Palliative Services, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, SA, AustraliaAbstract: Communicating effectively with patients who have advanced cancer is one of the greatest challenges facing physicians today.Whilst guiding the patient through complex diagnostic and staging techniques, treatment regi