A New Quality Standard: The Integration of Psychosocial Care Into Routine Cancer Care Extensive literature review including meta-analyses of trials, conceptual models, techniques, and potential ...

Congratulations! You have now made it through most of the LUNA program! We hope you feel like your dedication and hard work have begun to pay off. In Modules 8 through 11, we will focus on making the ...

Empirical research indicates that communication between oncologists and patients needs to be improved. Physicians tend to focus on technical aspects of treatment without describing possible outcomes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Harrison Monarth is an executive coach who covers leadership. In skills-based organizations, effective communication is the ...

Although patients with cancer are often accompanied by a relative during breaking bad news (BBN) consultations, little is known regarding the efficacy of training programmes designed to teach ...

This study aims to assess the efficacy of a 40-h training programme designed to teach residents the communication skills needed to break the bad news. Residents were randomly assigned to the training ...