title: Communication skills: myths, realities, and new developments.
authors.affiliation: VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, USA. tonyback@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Back
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Baile
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital; D010358:Patient Participation; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014342:Truth Disclosure