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Perceptions of receiving bad news about cancer among bone cancer patients in Sarawak General Hospital - A Descriptive Study

Cheah WL 1 , Dollah NB 2 , Chang CT 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Community Medicine & Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
Malays J Med Sci, 2012 Jul;19(3):36-42.
PMID: 23610548 MyJurnal

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the perceptions and expectations of bone cancer patients with respect to their doctors and the breaking of bad news as well as the environment in which the news was delivered.

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