iBet uBet web content aggregator. Adding the entire web to your favor.
iBet uBet web content aggregator. Adding the entire web to your favor.



Link to original content: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7522106/
What do advanced cancer patients know of their disease? A report from Italy - PubMed Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 1994 Jul;2(4):242-4.
doi: 10.1007/BF00365729.

What do advanced cancer patients know of their disease? A report from Italy

P Pronzato  1 , G Bertelli, P Losardo, M Landucci
Affiliations

What do advanced cancer patients know of their disease? A report from Italy

P Pronzato et al. Support Care Cancer. 1994 Jul.

Abstract

The aim of this work was to investigate the awareness of diagnosis, prognosis and meaning of palliative treatment in Italian patients with advanced, incurable cancers. A group of 100 patients, referred to a Medical Oncology facility, were interviewed. Only 38 patients were aware of the malignant neoplastic nature of their disease. The remaining patients believed they had a benign neoplasia, non-neoplastic disease, or were unable to define their illness. No patient had a correct idea of the poor prognosis of the disease. Only 11.5% of 87 patients receiving chemotherapy had a correct perception of the palliative intent of the treatment, while most believed that the chemotherapy was "preventive". Dissatisfaction with the information received was expressed by a minority of patients. The awareness of diagnosis was better among women and patients with a higher educational background. Withholding the truth from cancer patients still seems very common in Italy.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

See all "Cited by" articles

References

    1. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 1981 May 2;282(6274):1449-51 - PubMed
    1. Lancet. 1993 Feb 20;341(8843):473-6 - PubMed
    1. Ann Intern Med. 1981 Dec;95(6):769-71 - PubMed
    1. Ann Intern Med. 1980 Jun;92(6):837-42 - PubMed
    1. Ann Oncol. 1991 Apr;2(4):273-80 - PubMed

MeSH terms

Substances