Why many oncologists fail to share accurate prognoses: They care deeply for their patients

Cancer. 2020 Mar 15;126(6):1163-1165. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32635. Epub 2019 Nov 27.
No abstract available

Keywords: clinician prediction of survival (CPS); oncology; paternalism; patient preference tools; physician-patient relationship; prognosis; prognostic tools.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Communication*
  • Empathy*
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasms / psychology
  • Oncologists / psychology*
  • Paternalism
  • Patient Preference
  • Prognosis*
  • Truth Disclosure*