Do oncologists discuss expensive anti-cancer drugs with their patients?

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 702-708

  Thomson, J ^a   Schofield, P ^a   Mileshkin, L ^a   Agalianos, E ^a   Savulescu, J ^b   Zalcberg, J ^a   Jefford, Michael ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Decision making; Expensive drugs; Medical ethics; Patient participation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG COST; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 33645284687     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdj136     Document Type: Article

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