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Breaking Bad News: Current Prospective and Practical Guideline for Muslim Countries

Journal of Cancer Education volume 28, pages 790–794 (2013)Cite this article

Abstract

Breaking bad news is one of the most distressing tasks which face physicians on daily basis; however, only few doctors receive formal training on this task. Disappointingly, the current status of the “breaking bad news” sector in health care systems in the Muslim countries is largely unknown. The following article attempts to address the current status of breaking bad news in the health care sector in Muslim countries and devises a practical protocol which provides a stepwise framework for breaking bad news in Muslim countries.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, King Hussein Cancer Center, PO Box 142 730, Amman, 11814, Jordan

    Ahmed Salem

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hashemite University, Zarka, Jordan

    Abdel-Fattah Salem

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Salem, A., Salem, AF. Breaking Bad News: Current Prospective and Practical Guideline for Muslim Countries. J Canc Educ 28, 790–794 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-013-0523-8

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Keywords

  • Bad news
  • Dilemmas
  • Cancer diagnosis
  • Muslim countries