Cancer Patients Want Honesty, Compassion From Their Oncologist
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 18:22
in Health & Medicine
What do patients want from their radiation oncologists? The most significant preference is that more than one-third of female cancer patients (37 percent) prefer to have their hands held by their radiation oncologists during important office visits, compared to 12 percent of men, according to a randomized study.