In every medical specialty bad, sad, and difficult information must be given to patients and
their families. An insensitive approach increases the distress of recipients of bad news, may …

Ovarian cancer is not a single disease and can be subdivided into at least five different
histological subtypes that have different identifiable risk factors, cells of origin, molecular …

Cancer care can be complex, and given the wide range and numbers of health-care
professionals involved, an enormous potential for poor coordination and miscommunication …

Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy in women with operable breast cancer is routinely
used in some countries for staging the axilla despite limited data from randomized trials on …

OBJECTIVES--To assess outside a clinical trial the psychological outcome of different
treatment policies in women with early breast cancer who underwent either mastectomy or …

As part of a multi-centred study evaluating a communication skills training model for
clinicians, we collected information preferences using an adaptation of Cassileth's …

Background Doctors' communication with patients is commonly hampered by lack of training
in this core skill. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of an intensive 3-day training course …

Background Ovarian cancer has a poor prognosis, with just 40% of patients surviving 5
years. We designed this trial to establish the effect of early detection by screening on ovarian …

Background Ovarian cancer continues to have a poor prognosis with the majority of women
diagnosed with advanced disease. Therefore, we undertook the UK Collaborative Trial of …

Background Ovarian cancer has a high case–fatality ratio, with most women not diagnosed
until the disease is in its advanced stages. The United Kingdom Collaborative Trial of …