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1. Telling the truth about terminal cancer.

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Smith, Thomas J., Swisher, Karen, Smith, T J, and Swisher, K

Subjects
*CANCER patients, *PHYSICIAN-patient relations
Abstract

Discusses patients learning fully about their cancer, prognoses, and benefits of treatment. Doctors fully explaining their patients prognoses; Minimizing futile cancer treatment; Legal complexity of physicians telling their patients the truth about their prognoses; Patients not listening to physician's advice; Increased patient participation in medical decisions.

Published
1998
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