TY - BOOK AU - Kissane, David (ed) AU - Bultz, Barry (ed) AU - Butow, Phyllis (ed) AU - Bylund, Carma (ed) AU - Noble, Simon (ed) AU - Wilkinson, Susie (ed) TI - Oxford textbook of communication in oncology and palliative care SN - 0198736134 PY - 2017/// CY - OXFORD PB - Oxford University Press KW - Communication KW - Communication in Nursing KW - Oncology KW - Palliative Care N1 - Section A - Introduction to communication studies in cancer and palliative medicine; Section B - A core curriculum for communication skills training for oncology and palliative care; Section C - Nursing; Section D - A specialty curriculum for oncology; Section E - Communication issues across the disciplines; Section F - Education and international initiatives in communication training; Section G - Research in cancer communication N2 - This book s filled with tips and strategies for effective communication about difficult and challenging communication. In focusing on cancer and the end-of-life, it deals with the existential and spiritual challenges found across all of medicine, providing deep insights into what is at stake and how clinicians might optimally respond. This authoritative and wide-ranging book provides clinicians with state-of-the-art and evidence-based guidelines to achieve effective, patient-centred communication in the clinical settings of oncology and palliative care ER -