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[Editorial] Too hot, too cold or can we get it just right? What emotional distance should oncologists keep from their patients?

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posted on 2023-06-09, 04:42 authored by D Bloomfield, Lesley FallowfieldLesley Fallowfield, Shirley May, Valerie JenkinsValerie Jenkins
Cancer clinicians frequently deal with emotionally challenging situations such as discussing the diagnosis or prognosis and transitions to palliative care with patients and their families. The doctor/patient relationship may be short and intensive or one lasting for many years. Until fairly recently, a formal paternalistic relationship was the norm in medicine; this has now been replaced by a more patient-centred approach. An unintended consequence of the move towards less formal relationships may be the loss of the emotional protection to the doctor.

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Journal

Clinical Oncology

ISSN

0936-6555

Publisher

Elsevier

Issue

4

Volume

29

Page range

205-206

Place of publication

London, United Kingdom

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  • BSMS Publications

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  • Yes

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  • No

Legacy Posted Date

2017-01-19

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-12-31

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-01-19

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