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The oncologist–patient communication: the disease-centred and the patient-centred model

Authors: Maria Antonietta Annunziata, Barbara Muzzatti

Published in: Journal of Medicine and the Person | Issue 2/2014

Abstract

We report here an encounter between an oncologist and a young woman who has just received a diagnosis of breast cancer. We compare two possible approaches, presenting both the disease-centred model dialogue and the patient-centred model dialogue. The operative protocols of both techniques are explained and commented with reference to the literature.

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Title: The oncologist–patient communication: the disease-centred and the patient-centred model
Authors: Maria Antonietta Annunziata
Barbara Muzzatti
Publication date: 01-08-2014
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Journal of Medicine and the Person / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 2035-9411
Electronic ISSN: 2036-3877
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12682-014-0178-1

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The oncologist–patient communication: the disease-centred and the patient-centred model

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