British cancer patients do not fully understand their cancer diagnoses
15th Nov 2005, 20:31 GMT
Filed under: Childhood, leukemia, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Lung Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Colon and Rectal Cancer, Skin Cancer (Non-melanoma), Endometrial Cancer, Kidney Cancer (Renal Cell), Melanoma, Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, Pancreatic Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Brain Cancer A recent study in Britain revealed that as many as 40% of cancer patients do not have a good understanding of their cancer diagnoses. Not only do patients not understand certain terms, such as, "the tumour is progressing," but also, patients do not have enough understanding even to know what questions to ask their doctors. Studies like this may seem to be common sense studies; however, they are necessary in order to demonstrate definitively that physician-patient communication is becoming more important than ever. As a result of the study, British cancer charities are focusing their efforts on creating tools for physicians to use to give patients thorough information about their diagnoses. Read Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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