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Words matter: Restoring respect and dignity when referring to individuals with cancer
Author(s) -
Ellis Lee M.,
Blanke Charles D.,
Kohn Elise C.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.30625
Subject(s) - dignity , medicine , empathy , intervention (counseling) , value (mathematics) , cancer , nursing , psychotherapist , psychiatry , psychology , law , political science , machine learning , computer science
Respecting our patients is the first reassuring step in a long, shared journey during cancer therapy and beyond. The provision of excellent oncologic and medical care in the absence of empathy and respect undermines and compromises the potential value of any intervention.