Improving Communication Between Doctors and Breast Cancer Patients

Versions of this paper were presented at the North American Primary Care Research Group 28th Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, Florida, November 2000; Health and Communication for Health Professionals, Educators and Researchers, Barcelona, Spain, September 2000; Trillium Primary Care Research Conference, Hamilton, Ontario, May 27, 2000; Annual Community Meeting, The University of Western Ontario, London Convention Centre, London, Ontario, March 30, 2000; Communication in Medicine Conference, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, July 1999; Reasons for Hope, National Scientific Conference, CBCRI, Toronto, Ontario, June 1999; North American Primary Care Research Group Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, November 1998; Trillium Primary Care Research Forum, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. May 30, 1998; Communications Skills Task Force, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, January 13, 1998; 26th Annual Ontario Occupational Health Nurse’s Conference. London, Ontario. October 1997; National Cancer Institute of Canada 50th Anniversary Celebration,Windermere Manor, London, Ontario, October 30, 1996; Communication in Breast Cancer—Forum to develop strategies to enhance Physician-Patient Interaction, Calgary, Aberta, February 11, 1996.