Diagnosis and prognosis disclosure among cancer patients. Results from an Italian mortality follow-back survey
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Diagnosis and prognosis disclosure among cancer patients. Results from an Italian mortality follow-back survey.
BACKGROUND The observed cultural changes in truth-telling attitudes suggest a radical change in the practice of delivering information to cancer patients, but limited research is available from countries known for their policy of non-disclosure. This study estimates the proportion of Italian who died of cancer who had received information about diagnosis and prognosis, and explores the variable...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdl028