Patients with incurable cancer want to be informed about their disease and its treatment, but must also maintain hope. This inner conflict can affect how they process information about their prognosis.
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Professor of Bioethics & Medicine, Sydney Health Ethics, Haematologist/BMT Physician, Royal North Shore Hospital and Director, Praxis Australia, University of Sydney
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Professor of Bioethics, Macquarie University
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Emeritus professor, Southern Cross University
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Health Care Ethicist and Sociologist, The University of Queensland
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Macquarie University Research Fellow, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Consultant Emergency Physician and Palliative Medicine Trainee Physician, Clinical Associate Lecturer at the School of Medicine, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Law, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor, Departments of Medicine and Oncology, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor Emeritus of Oncology and Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Ontario
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Academic Specialist & Lecturer in Cancer Sciences & Digital Health| Superstar of STEM| Science Communicator, The University of Melbourne
