Responses to a cancer diagnosis: a qualitative patient-centred interview study.
Emma R KirbyKatherine E KennyAlexander F BroomJohn L OliffeSophie LewisDavid K WyldPatsy M YatesRhiannon B ParkerZarnie LwinPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2019)
A diagnosis of cancer is not always (or only) experienced by patients with shock and despair. Diagnosis is perceived and experienced in diverse ways, shaped by broader social or life contexts, and with important implications for the clinical encounter and communication from an oncology perspective.