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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun;25(6):e879-e880.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0284. Epub 2020 Apr 28.

Breaking Bad News via Telemedicine: A New Challenge at Times of an Epidemic

Ido Wolf  1   2 , Barliz Waissengrin  1 , Sharon Pelles  1   2
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Breaking Bad News via Telemedicine: A New Challenge at Times of an Epidemic

Ido Wolf et al. Oncologist. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

The COVID‐19 epidemic is transforming the most basic component of communication between patients and physicians: the face‐to‐face meeting. This commentary addresses the challenges unique to the oncologist conducting appointments via telemedicine.

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    Wolf I, Waissengrin B, Pelles S. Wolf I, et al. Oncologist. 2020 Nov;25(11):e1817. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0627. Epub 2020 Sep 14. Oncologist. 2020. PMID: 32812676 Free PMC article.
  • Supportive Strategies for Breaking Bad News via Telemedicine.
    Calton BA. Calton BA. Oncologist. 2020 Nov;25(11):e1816. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0526. Epub 2020 Sep 1. Oncologist. 2020. PMID: 32845041 Free PMC article.

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