Strategies for Communicating Treatment Risks and Uncertainty of Outcomes

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Conference|American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (ASCO)

In this video, Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield explains why oncologists need to be aware of their own tolerance of uncertainty before discussing possible treatment risks and outcomes with patients.

In this video, Professor Dame Lesley Fallowfield explains why oncologists need to be aware of their own tolerance of uncertainty before discussing possible treatment risks and outcomes with patients.

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