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necessary collusion: a standalone construct

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Clinical ethics

the shared, often unspoken avoidance by oncologists and patients of frank talk about a poor prognosis in order to preserve hope.

In clinical ethics, necessary collusion refers to the shared, often unspoken avoidance by oncologists and patients of frank talk about a poor prognosis in order to preserve hope. This meaning comes from Helft (2005) in Journal of Clinical Oncology.[1]

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  1. Helft, P. R. (2005). Necessary Collusion: Prognostic Communication With Advanced Cancer Patients. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 23(13), 3146-3150. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2005.07.003

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