HSS 2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Times New Roman, Linguistics, Nonverbal Communication

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 2102
• Professor: Tien Nguyen

Document Summary

Oncology is the study of tumours and cancers. Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by out-of-control cell growth. They aid in the diagnosis of cancers, help in determining the staging of each individual cancer, and grading the aggressiveness of the cancer. They also help to determine a course of treatment for each individual patient. Communication within the field of oncology consists of; physician-patient communication, physician-physician communication, patient-family communication, and physician-family communication. Each communication type is extremely important in the effectiveness of the care recommended by the oncologist. Currently, the communication within the field of oncology is quite effective. Generally, oncologists seem to have a good body of knowledge in terms of the use and importance of communication within their field of medicine. Arguably, the most important channel of communication in oncology is between the patient and the physician. Each of these factors contributes to how the diagnosis and treatment information is received.