New Challenges in Communication with Cancer Patients

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Surbone, Antonella (Editor), Zwitter, Matjaž (Editor), Rajer, Mirjana (Editor), Stiefel, Richard (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Oncology.; Medical education.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medical Education.

The relationship between oncologists and their cancer patients is rapidly evolving. Oncologists and other cancer professionals master new anticancer and supportive treatment options, while working under increasing economic pressure and time constraints, and are often unprepared to deal with all the...