Written by an international team of authors the Oxford Textbook of Communication in Oncology and Palliative Care integrates clinical wisdom with empirical findings. It draws upon the history of communication science, providing the reader with a comprehensive curriculum for applied communication skills training. An essential resource, the Oxford Textbook of Communication in Oncology and Palliative Care is filled with tips and strategies for effective communication about difficult and challenging communication. In focusing on cancer and the end-of-life, it deals with the existential and spiritual challenges found across all of medicine, providing deep insights into what is at stake and how clinicians might optimally respond. This authoritative and wide-ranging book provides clinicians with state-of-the-art and evidence-based guidelines to achieve effective, patient-centred communication in the clinical settings of oncology and palliative care. Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition includes sections on the curriculum for nurses, the core curriculum, and an introductory section on communication science. The chapters embrace specialty issues across the clinical disciplines, from enrolling in clinical trials, working in teams, and discussing genetic risk, to talking about sexuality, infertility, and intercultural issues. An educational perspective is also provided, with chapters covering communication skills training, how to evaluate courses, and international models of training.

Table of Contents:
1: Mack Lipkin Jr.: The history of communications skills knowledge and training 2: Renee Lim and Stewart Dunn: Journeys to the centre of empathy: the authentic core of communication skills 3: Richard Brown, Alexander Wuensch, and Carma L. Bylund: Models of communication skills training and their practical implications 4: Amiram Gafni and Cathy Charles: Shared decision-making, decision-aids and the role of values in treatment decision-making 5: Laura A. Siminoff and Maria D. Thomson: The ethics of communication in cancer and palliative care 6: Marianne Schmid Mast, Valérie Carrard, and Judith A. Hall: Gender, power, and nonverbal communication 7: Gregory Makoul, Joshua Hauser, and Henry Schneiderman: Medical student training in communication skills 8: Thomas A. D Agostino, Carma L. Bylund, an dBetty Chewning: Training patients to reach their communication goals: a concordance perspective 9: Emily B. Peterson, Megan Shen, Jennifer Gueguen Weber, and Carma Bylund: Cancer patients use of the internet for cancer information and support 10: Thomas F Hack, Kinta Beaver, and Penelope Schofield: Audio-recording cancer consultations for patients and their families putting evidence into practice 11: Suzanne M. Kurtz and Lara J. Cooke: Learner-centered communication training 12: Walter F. Baile and Patricia A. Parker: Breaking bad news 13: Phyllis N. Butow, Martin H. N. Tattersall, and Martin Stockler: Discussing prognosis and communicating risk 14: Martin H. N. Tattersall and David W. Kissane: Achieving shared treatment decisions 15: Jennifer Philip and David W. Kissane: Responding to difficult emotions 16: Linda Sheahan and David W. Kissane: Denial and communication 17: Isabelle Merckaert, Yves Libert, Aurore Liénard, and Darius Razavi: Communicating with relatives in cancer care 18: David W. Kissane and Courtney Hempton: Conducting a family meeting 19: Linda E. Carlson , Janine Giese-Davis, and Barry D. Bultz: Communication about coping as a survivor 20: Lidia Schapira and Lauren Goldstein: Dealing with cancer recurrence 21: Katalin Urban, Josephine M. Clayton, and David W. Kissane: Introducing or transitioning patients to palliative care 22: Tomer T. Levin and Alison Wiesenthal: Talking about dying: end-of-life communication training 23: Deborah Ann Lewis , Marie O Boyle-Duggan, and Sue Poultney: Communication skills education and training in pre-registration BSc Nursing 24: Michael Connolly: Sage & Thyme 25: Anne Finn, Emma King, and Susie Wilkinson: Implementation of advanced communication skills training for senior health care professionals in Northern Ireland: the challenges and rewards 26: Susie Wilkinson and Anita Roberts: Training facilitators to deliver an advanced communication course for senior health care professional in cancer and palliative care. 27: Patsy Yates: Communication in the context of cancer as a chronic disease 28: Talia Zaider, Shira Hichenberg, and Lauren Latella: Advancing family communication skills in oncology nursing 29: Anthony De La Cruz, Richard Brown, and Steve Passik: Ambulatory care nurses responding to depression 30: Anita Roberts: The last hours and days of life 31: Hannah Waterhouse, Melanie D.S. Burton , and Julia Neal: Elearning as a medium for communication skills training 32: Richard Brown and Terrance Albrecht: Enrolment in clinical trials 33: Jane Turner: Working as a multidisciplinary team 34: Clara Gaff, Louise Keogh. and Elizabeth Lobb: Communicating genetic risk 35: Diana Harcourt and Alex Clarke: Supporting patients considering reconstructive surgery 36: Penelope Schofield and Michael Jefford: Discussing unproven therapies 37: Kelly B Haskard-Zolnierek , Tricia A Miller: Promoting treatment adherence 38: Melanie Lovell and Frances Boyle: Communication strategies and skills for optimum pain control 39: Andy S..L. Tan and Thomas H. Gallagher: Discussing adverse outcomes with patients 40: Kimlin Tam Ashing, Noe R. Chavez, and Marshalee George: A health equity care model for improving communication and patient-centered care: a focus on oncology care and diversity 41: Bejoy C. Thomas and Rebecca L. Malhi: Challenges in communicating with ethnically diverse populations: the role of health literacy 42: Zeev Rosberger, Barry D. Bultz, Sylvie Aubin , and Peter Chan: Communicating about infertility risks 43: John W. Robinson, Joshua J. Lounsberry, and Lauren M. Walker: Communicating about sexuality in cancer care 44: Barry D. Bultz, Paul B. Jacobsen, and Matthew Loscalzo: Screening for distress: a communication tool that highlights patient concerns and facilitates psychosocial program development 45: Carrie Lethborg and Grace H. Christ: Social work support in crisis 46: Kimberly Feigin and Donna D Alessio: Communication in cancer radiology 47: Amanda Tristram: Communication in surgical oncology 48: Lai Cheng Yew and E Jane Maher: Communication in non-surgical oncology 49: Nikki Pease: Palliative medicine: communication to promote life near the end of life 50: Peter Speck and Christopher Herbert: Communication issues in pastoral care and chaplaincy 51: Bethan Tranter: Communication in oncology pharmacy: the challenge of treatment adherence 52: Ronald D. Adelman, Michele G. Greene, and Milagros D. Silva: Communication challenges with the elderly 53: Cynthia W. Moore and Paula K. Rauch: Communicating with children when a parent is dying 54: Ruth Manna, Carma L Bylund, Richard F. Brown, Barbara Lubrano di Ciccone, and Lyuba Konopasek: Facilitating skills practice in communication role play sessions: essential elements and training facilitators 55: Paul Heinrich: The role of the actor in medical education 56: Robert M Arnold, Anthony L Back, Walter F Baile, Kelly Fryer-Edwards, and James A Tulsky: The Oncotalk/Vitaltalk model 57: Frederic Stiefel, Juerg Bernhard, Gabriella Bianchi, Lilo Dietrich, Christoph Huerny, Alexander Kiss, Brigitta Wössmer, and Céline Bourquin: The Swiss model 58: Simon Noble, Nicola Pease: The United Kingdom general practitioner and palliative care model 59: Isabelle Merckaert, Yves Libert, and Darius Razavi: The Belgian experience in communication skills training 60: Luigi Grassi and Lucia Travado: EU policy initiatives and communication 61: Carma L. Bylund, Stephen Scott, and Khalid Alyafei: Communication skills training in Arab countries: opportunities and challenges, the Qatar experience 62: Lyuba Konopasek, Marcy Rosenbaum, John Encandela, and Kathy Cole-Kelly: Evaluating communication skills training courses 63: Felicia Roberts: Qualitative approaches to clinician patient communication 64: Phyllis Butow: Issues in coding cancer consultations: interaction analysis systems 65: Debra L. Roter, Sarina R. Isenberg, and Lauren M. Czaplicki: The Roter interaction analysis system (rias): applicability within the context of cancer and palliative care