Listening to the hardest conversations: how brain cancer patients and doctors talk about the future

NCT ID NCT02375841

Summary

This study aims to understand how doctors communicate with patients who have glioblastoma, a serious brain cancer, and their caregivers. Researchers are observing conversations about scan results, treatment options, and difficult topics like prognosis and end-of-life care. The goal is to use what they learn to improve communication and support for future patients and families facing this diagnosis.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

  • University of Vermont Medical Center

    Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States

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