Subject
child; human; patient care; controlled study; female; major clinical study; male; cohort analysis; article; priority journal; childhood cancer; cancer recurrence; quality of life; confidence interval; cancer palliative therapy; interpersonal communication; expectation; clinical decision making; parental behavior; prospective study; cancer prognosis; neuroblastoma; questionnaire; medical record; pediatric patient; cancer risk; theoretical model; high risk population; odds ratio
Description
Background: Many parents of children with advanced cancer pursue curative goals when cure is no longer possible. To the authors' knowledge, no pediatric studies to date have prospectively evaluated prognosis communication or influences on decision making in poor-prognosis childhood cancer.