"PENS" approach for breaking bad news-a short and sweet way!

Sharada MailankodySeema Rajesh Rao

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)

India has a distinct pattern of cancer care delivery, with unique sociocultural milieu and patient characteristics. In the current era of patient-centered and personalized care, there is an unmet need for an abbreviated protocol for breaking bad news to cancer patients suitable for the Indian outpatient setting. We propose a short four-step protocol for breaking bad news effectively and caringly, in the outpatient department of oncology clinics.

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