September 10, 2025Pediatric Blood & CancerOpen Access

Differences in Patient and Parent Preferences for Prognostic Communication Across Disease Milestones in Advanced Childhood Cancer

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Preferences for early and repeated prognostic discussions increase with advancing illness milestones.
Bereaved parents emphasize early disclosure, while AYAs prefer to be included in conversations.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 65 participants at distinct illness timepoints to gather insights.
Multidisciplinary clinician involvement may enhance communication satisfaction as preferences change.

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Exploration of prognostic communication preferences in adolescents and parents indicates evolving needs across illness milestones.

Kentor et al. (2025) studied this question.

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