DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i05.050

Pages: 2127-2133

In Morocco, the topic of physician-patient communication in oncology still does not get the attention it deserves; doctors are familiar with the concept of healthcare communication in general, but the majority do not realize how important it is to focus on communicating with cancer patients. In this sense, this study targeted the oncologists working in the oncology hospital of the CHU Hassan II of Fez and attempted to explore some elements such as: the seniority, their knowledge about cancer communication (for instance: announcing the diagnosis, types of bad news delivered, dealing with patients’ personal matters …), highlighting the communication obstacles encountered in cancer care, and finishing up with the physicians’ suggestions to improve the communication quality in the cited oncology hospital. Oncologists working in both oncology and radiotherapy departments were given a self-completed questionnaire to fill up. (For reason of clarity, the findings will be best presented in the ‘Results’ section below).