Physicians often miss opportunities to show empathy

Monday, September 22, 2008 - 17:07 in Health & Medicine

In consultations with patients with lung cancer, physicians rarely responded empathically to the concerns of the patients about mortality, symptoms or treatment options, according to a study led by a University of Rochester Medical Center researcher.

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