Information, communication, and cancer patients' trust in the physician: what challenges do we have to face in an era of precision cancer medicine?
Theresia PichlerAmy RohrmoserAnne LetschC Benedikt WestphalenUlrich KeilholzVolker HeinemannMario LampingPhilipp J JostKristina RiedmannPeter HerschbachUte GoerlingPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)
The challenges in PCM consist in providing unambiguous information, especially concerning treatment benefit, and providing guidance and support. Therefore, psycho-oncology needs to develop guidelines for adequate patient communication in order to help healthcare providers and cancer patients to handle these challenges in the developing field of PCM.