Giving honest information to patients with advanced cancer maintains hope

ONCOLOGY

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Smith, Thomas J ^a   Dow, Lindsay A ^a   Virago, Enid ^a   Khatcheressian, James ^a   Lyckholm, Laurel J ^a   Matsuyama, Robin ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOPE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PATIENT INFORMATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 77954158680     PISSN: 08909091     EISSN: 08909091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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