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Communication with Cancer Patients in Culturally Diverse Societies

The importance of doctor-patient communication in the practice of cancer medicine is now well recognized, and a large number of relevant articles are published each year. In a recent Medline search of the period January to December 1994 using the key words ”neoplasms and psychology,” communication was the third most common topic, representing 27% of the 610 articles retrieved. However, very few of these articles address the particularly complex issues raised by the management of cancer patients within a multicultural society. This chapter attempts to combine a general review of communication in cancer medicine, with a consideration of these multicultural issues.