Scientific production in oncological palliative care with emphasis in communication

Abstract

SUMMARY Communication is a facilitating tool in palliative care, enabling the development of a therapeutic process based on universal humanistic values, with benefits for the team, cancer patient, and family. This theme is of great importance and highlights the significant contributions to clinical practice in the context of palliative care in oncology with an emphasis on communication.

Palliative care: Benefits when included early to treat cancer

“…Thus, health staff become a key element not only for supporting patients, but also their families. 5 In this context, communication is essential when speaking appropriately to the patient by using correct expressions that do not generate more anguish than they already have because of their health. Costa de Sousa et al point out that breaking in "bad news" plays a key role element that must be optimized when palliating, because the message delivery can generate greater anguish, since messages cause impacts, especially when they are not good news.…”

“…On the other hand, good communication must encompass environments that ensure that people's needs are met, as well as encompassing their fears or insecurities, experiences and other emotions in order to minimize their fears and increase their confidence. [1][2][3][4][5][6] First, it is important for health personnel to learn how to control their fears, particularly they have to stop considering death as a failure, they have to consider it as part of the finite life, as part of the end of the process of living. This is noted, because we are educated to heal, to save, and not to let go.…”

“…Literature searches were conducted for studies on the topic that generated interest from those presented during the 38th Annual Oncology Nursing Meeting, held in 2021, which was derived from the topic "Benefits of including early palliative care for people with advanced cancer". [4][5][6] Most of these studies focus on the terminal part of life, trying to consider the person as a unique and an unrepeatable being, with emotions, feelings and interpersonal relationships that will have human responses according to their characteristics. To begin with, we deal with some situations that can redirect the result of palliative care.…”

“…Thus, the role of the nursing staff in relation to the integral care of people with cancer. [1][2][3][4][5][6] As mentioned before, this paper aims to emphasize the importance of including palliative care from the diagnosis phase of the disease by taking into account the conditions that people have at their disposal, and the factors that may or may not contribute to access to palliative care, as well as reflecting, deepening and analysing the relationship that health personnel play in this topic of interest.…”