Researchers Develop Enhanced Communication Framework for Cancer Clinics

Doctors often have to share negative news with patients related to diagnoses, particularly those who have been diagnosed with any of the 600-some known types of cancer. Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have developed an enhanced communication model that doctors can use, focused on verbal and non-verbal cues. Timothy C. Guetterman, Ph.D., discusses the model and how different forms of communication can help both parties in a time of need.