This narrative review examines cancer communication strategies to enhance patient-centred care, highlighting digital health tools and communication protocols.
Key Points
Effective communication between clinicians and patients remains a challenge, particularly in delivering bad news during oncology consultations.
Key models, such as the health belief model and narrative communication theory, provide insights into improving patient communication in oncology settings.
Emerging digital health tools offer potential enhancements to traditional communication methods, but cannot fully replace the human connection in clinical interactions.
This narrative review highlights the importance of tailoring communication strategies to meet the individual emotional needs of diverse patient populations.