Disclosure of Diagnostic Information to Cancer Patients in Greece
- 1 July 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Palliative Medicine
- Vol. 10 (3), 195-200
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026921639601000303
Abstract
Truth-telling to cancer patients is controversial. The aim of the present study was to investigate oncologists', radiotherapists', and palliative care specialists' attitudes and truth-telling practices in Greece. A postal survey of a representative sample of 300 oncologists, radiotherapists, and palliative care specialists was made in February 1993. A total of 228 doctors completed and returned the questionnaires. It appears that withholding the truth from cancer patients remains very common in Greece.Keywords
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