Onkologie 2020: 14(Suppl.C): 39-42 | DOI: 10.36290/xon.2020.055

Communicating bad news to cancer patients and demanding communications in practice

Martin Pospíchal1,3, Ivona Šporcrová2,3
1 Katedra psychologie, Univerzita Karlova, Praha
2 Ambulance klinické psychologie, Praha
3 Česká onkologická společnost, Psychoonkologická sekce

Oncology practice brings along with undeniable successes. On the other side also brings situations where we do not have good news for patients. Moments in which we can offer nothing more than our presence and support. Here, more than ever, it depends on how we approach the other person, how we communicate humanly bad news. This article deals with the issue of communicating bad news in oncology practice.

Keywords: psychology, paliative care, psycho-oncology, communication, oncology.

Published: June 2, 2020  Show citation

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