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Editorial
. 2020 Mar 15;126(6):1163-1165.
doi: 10.1002/cncr.32635. Epub 2019 Nov 27.

Why many oncologists fail to share accurate prognoses: They care deeply for their patients

Eli Rowe Abernethy  1 , Gavin Paul Campbell  1 , Rebecca D Pentz  2
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Editorial

Why many oncologists fail to share accurate prognoses: They care deeply for their patients

Eli Rowe Abernethy et al. Cancer. .
No abstract available

Keywords: clinician prediction of survival (CPS); oncology; paternalism; patient preference tools; physician-patient relationship; prognosis; prognostic tools.

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Conflict of Interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest

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