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. 1988 Oct 8;297(6653):907-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.297.6653.907.

Communicate with cancer patients: 1. Handling bad news and difficult questions

P Maguire  1 , A Faulkner
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Communicate with cancer patients: 1. Handling bad news and difficult questions

P Maguire et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

KIE: Advice is provided to doctors and nurses on how to go about telling patients that they have cancer and how to respond to patients' questions and concerns about their prognosis and treatment.

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