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Does the cancer patient want to know? Results from a study in an Indian tertiary cancer center

OBJECTIVE: The disclosure of the diagnosis of cancer is a distressing and complex issue. Families and doctors still do not tell patients when they have cancer in the belief that the patient does not want to know and telling him would lead to fear and depression. The aim of this survey was to evaluat...

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Autores principales: Laxmi, Shekhawat, Khan, Joad Anjum
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455553
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2278-330X.110487