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Abstract
Communication between physician, patient, and family becomes intense and fraught with problems in the setting of advanced disease. Protocols for end-of-life communication have been developed by various authors, but they have focused primarily on delivery of "bad news" in an individual encounter. This article addresses the need for ongoing conversation throughout the progression from life-prolonging treatment to hospice care. A case study illustrates the utility of this approach.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID： 11122865 DOI： 10.1007/s11912-000-0030-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Oncol Rep ISSN： 1523-3790 Impact factor: 5.075