Observational studyInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Communication about Prognosis during Patient-Initiated Second Opinion Consultations in Advanced Cancer Care: An Observational Qualitative Analysis.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Improving communication of prognostic uncertainty in advanced illness: a realist review.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Medical information and decision-making in palliative cancer: a qualitative study of patients' perceptions, needs, and preferences regarding physician communication.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Patient-driven second opinions in oncology: a review.The oncologist · 2026Review
- Exploring behavioural motivations of treatment refusal in cancer: a Q-methodological approach.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- To treat or not to treat? Oncologists' perceptions and experiences regarding overtreatment in end stage cancer patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Prognosis Discussion and Referral to Community Palliative Care Services in Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Treated in a Tertiary Cancer Centre.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Physician-Patient Discordance in Prognostic Perceptions in Advanced Cancer.The oncologist · 2023Article
- Patient-Caregiver Dyads' Prognostic Information Preferences and Perceptions in Advanced Cancer.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2023Article
- Bereaved Caregivers Perspectives of Negative Communication Experiences Near the End of Life for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer.Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology · 2022Article
- Characteristics of patients with advanced cancer preferring not to know prognosis: a multicenter survey study.BMC cancer · 2022Article
- Empowering Patients and Supporting Health Care Providers-New Avenues for High Quality Care and Safety.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Prognostic communication is essential for patients with advanced cancer to enable informed medical decision-making and end-of-life planning. Discussing prognosis is challenging, and might be especially complex for oncologists conducting a second opinion (SO). Survival data are often lacking, and consulting oncologists need to consider previously conveyed information and patients' relationship with the referring oncologist. We qualitatively investigated how advanced cancer patients and consulting oncologists discuss prognosis during audio-recorded SO consultations (
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