title: Providing psychological support for patients with cancer.
abstract: This article focuses on the communication skills required to provide psychological support to cancer patients. The article explores factors that reduce the effectiveness of communication skills in the practice environment and indicates how nurses can improve their ability to be supportive.
authors: Royal Marsden Hospital, London.
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Towers
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing; D004644:Emotions; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support