Are women with breast cancer receiving sufficient education and information about their treatment?

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Yvonne Wengström
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[1] Huddinge,Y Wengström is Head of Nursing in the Division of Nursing at the Karolinska Institute and Coordinator of Care Science Research at the Karolinska University Hospital
[2] Sweden.,undefined
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Nature Clinical Practice Oncology | 2008年 / 5卷
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Patients rely on health-care professionals to provide them with relevant and clear information about their disease and its treatment. Recent research has shown that physicians are viewed as the most important source of information for patients with breast cancer; however, physicians do not necessarily provide patients with the information they need to be able to make an informed decision, as discussed in this Viewpoint.
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