| Approaching difficult communication tasks in oncology. | |
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PMID: 15890639 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Effective communication skills enable physicians to improve patients' understanding of their illnesses, improve patient adherence to treatment regimens, use time efficiently, avoid burnout, and increase professional fulfillment. Common communication pitfalls include blocking, lecturing, depending on a routine, collusion, and premature reassurance. Fundamental communication skills include "ask-tell-ask," "tell me more," and responding empathetically. Key communication tasks that are linked to the illness trajectory include: the first visit, giving bad news, making anticancer treatment decisions, offering clinical trials, completing anticancer therapy, and discontinuing palliative chemotherapy. While enhancing or acquiring new skills ultimately requires practice and feedback over time, this article provides a cognitive map for important communication skills that physicians need over the course of caring for a person with cancer. |
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Authors:
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Anthony L Back; Robert M Arnold; Walter F Baile; James A Tulsky; Kelly Fryer-Edwards |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: CA: a cancer journal for clinicians Volume: 55 ISSN: 0007-9235 ISO Abbreviation: CA Cancer J Clin Publication Date: 2005 May-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-05-13 Completed Date: 2005-06-16 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370647 Medline TA: CA Cancer J Clin Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 164-77 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Washington Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA. |
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Clinical Competence* Communication* Decision Making Empirical Research Humans Medical Oncology / methods, standards* Neoplasms / psychology*, therapy Patient Care Planning* Physician-Patient Relations* Social Support Truth Disclosure |
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R25 92055//PHS HHS |
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