Associations between the severity of medical and surgical complications and perception of surgeon empathy in esophageal and gastric cancer patients.
Lucie GehenneSophie LelorainClarisse EvenoGuillaume PiessenChristophe MarietteOlivier GlehenXavier D'journoMuriel MathonnetNicolas RegenetBernard MeunierAnne-Sophie BaudryVéronique Christophenull nullPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
Physician empathy is essential before surgery. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms associating empathy with health outcomes in cancer. Physicians should be trained to establish good rapport with patients, especially in the preoperative period.