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Doctor-patient relationship in oncologic radiology
Abstract
Progress in medicine and changes in our society have led to an
increasing number of patients with cancer and a change in the
doctor--patient relationship. Patients rights are now defined in
several countries by laws. The course of cancer involves
numerous imaging examinations in which the radiologist is
primarily involved. It is often the radiologist who discovers
abnormalities and who must break the news to the patient. This
task is made all the more difficult by the radiologist's lack of
specific training in the management of difficult situations such
as announcing bad news. There is a high risk of inappropriate
responses that can have a seriously damaging effect on the
patient's state of mind. Even with the best intentions, it can
be very profitable to review and improve our relational
modalities and to more effectively meet the patient's increasing
demand for information. The radiologist's technical know-how is
not sufficient, as he must also be able to give just the right
amount of information based on his clinical competence, and his
relationship with patients while respecting their wishes and
their rights.
Author
L Ollivier, J Leclere, S Dolbeault and S Neuenschwander
Contact Details
Corresponding address:
Dr Liliane Ollivier,
Departement d'Imagerie,
Institut Curie, 26, rue d'Ulm,
75005 Paris, France.
Reference
ICIS Cancer Imaging Volume 5 Special Issue A
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2005.0025
Date Posted
24 November 2005
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