How well do Medical oncologists' perceptions reflect their patients' reported physical and psychosocial problems?
CancerPublished 15 October 1998
Sallie Newell, Rob Sanson‐Fisher, Afaf Girgis, Anthony Bonaventura
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Oncologists need to recognize the problems experienced by their patients and, when possible, help resolve these problems and, if necessary, prescribe medication to correct these problems.
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Medical oncologists' perceptions may not accurately reflect their patients' reported physical and psychosocial experiences. Further interventions should be developed to assist oncologists in detecting such problems, especially psychosocial ones.
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