Objective: Patient and family education includes print, audio-visual methods, demonstration,
and verbal instruction. Our objective was to study verbal instruction as a component of …

Objective To provide an updated synthesis of the literature that investigates the self-reported
information needs of people diagnosed with cancer across the cancer continuum. Methods …

Background While prognostic information is considered important for treatment decision-
making, physicians struggle to communicate prognosis to advanced cancer patients. This …

Aims and objectives. To explore patient perceptions of their experiences of follow‐up care
after treatment for colorectal cancer. Background. The optimal follow‐up strategy for …

Background Patients with cancer experience side effects related to their antineoplastic
treatment. Demands for efficiency limit the time patients spend with health professionals …

Past studies on the efficacy of participation in online cancer support groups have primarily
focused on the role of expression in the accrual of health benefits for participants …

Background Among all cancer patients in the palliative phase, ¾ have reached the age of
65. An aging population will increase the number of people afflicted with cancer, and create …

Introduction One in ten women over the age of 65 will develop breast cancer. Despite this
high incidence of breast cancer among older women, social support for them is often …

Background Despite the growing incidence of cancer among older people, little is
understood about how older patients and their family caregivers experience receiving a …

Background Patient navigation (PN) is a patient-centered health-care service delivery model
that assists individuals, particularly the medically underserved, in overcoming barriers (eg …