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Health literacy — What are you missing when talking with your provider?

Cancer diagnosis can be confusing, complicated. Clear, concise communication between providers and patients is vital.
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Health Literacy Rates Are Lower For The Disabled And Those With Lower English Proficiency

Health : Medical News Today (4 years ago)

According to the Institute of Medicine, more than 90 million Americans suffer from low health literacy, a mismatch between patients' abilities to understand healthcare information and providers' abilities to communicate complex medi... Read Post

Cancer Patients' Treatment, Diagnosis Wait Time Reduced By Danish Health Care Fast Track Program

Health : Medical News Today (last year)

In Denmark, implementing a national fast track system for cancer patients reduced the waiting time between a patient's initial meeting with a health care provider and their first treatment by four weeks when comparing 2010 to 2002, ... Read Post

Danish Health Care Fast Track Program Reduces Cancer Patients' Treatment, Diagnosis Wait Time

Health : Newswise Medical News (last year)

In Denmark, implementing a national fast track system for cancer patients reduced the waiting time between a patient's initial meeting with a health care provider and their first treatment by four weeks when comparing 2010 to 2002, ... Read Post


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