Communication patterns in decision-making consultations between patients with advanced cancer and medical oncologists: A qualitative observational study

Daisy J.M. Ermers; Yvonne Engels; Henk J. Schers; Kris C.P. Vissers; Evelien J.M. Kuip; Marieke Perry

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0346036

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Communication patterns in decision-making consultations between patients with advanced cancer and medical oncologists: A qualitative observational study

Daisy J.M. Ermers ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Visualization, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: Daisy.Ermers@radboudumc.nl

Affiliations Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1985-2839

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Yvonne Engels,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Henk J. Schers,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Kris C.P. Vissers,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Evelien J.M. Kuip,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Medicine, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Marieke Perry

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Communication patterns in decision-making consultations between patients with advanced cancer and medical oncologists: A qualitative observational study

Daisy J.M. Ermers,
Yvonne Engels,
Henk J. Schers,
Kris C.P. Vissers,
Evelien J.M. Kuip,
Marieke Perry

Published: April 7, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0346036

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