‘Me doctor, you patient’ – can’t we do better than that?
While holidaying on the Greek island of Ithaca, where the Odyssey ended, I met a man of my age and my country who had just finished his treatment for colorectal cancer. He now lives on [more]
doctor-patient communication
Lesley Fallowfield: getting the message across
It was while studying the benefits of offering patients a choice between radical and breast conserving therapy that Lesley Fallowfield first demonstrated the importance of doctor patient communication. Her findings haven’t always been welcome, but [more]