At the end of their life, cure is less often an important treatment aim for patients with cancer than for patients with another disease. For only a small number of patients palliation as well as cure is a treatment aim, as a publication by researchers at NIVEL and VUmc shows in the British Journal of General Practice.

After a communication skills training, oncology nurses communicate better and older cancer patients are more actively involved in the consultation. Researchers of NIVEL, Amsterdam and Sydney University recently published their findings in Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology.