Bridging cultural and digital gaps in oncology communication: commentary on Arraras et al

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Yenimahalle/Ankara, Turkey. g.can_uyar@hotmail.com.
² Department of Medical Oncology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.

Comment

Galip Can Uyar et al. Support Care Cancer. 2025.

. 2025 Jul 9;33(8):673.

doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-09730-0.

¹ Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Yenimahalle/Ankara, Turkey. g.can_uyar@hotmail.com.
² Department of Medical Oncology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Competing interest: The authors declare no competing interests.

An international study of clinical, demographic, and competence-related determinants of communication with professionals.
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