TABLE 3
FROM:
How doctors record breaking bad news in ovarian cancer
J M Kirwan, D G Tincello, T Lavender and R E Kingston
BACK TO ARTICLETable 3. Prognosis word recorded in 66 women where there was an entry
| Prognosis recorded | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Poor | 16 | 15.2 |
| Palliative | 6 | 5.7 |
| Extent of disease | 4 | 3.8 |
| Progression, TLC, good outlook, inoperable, unable to remove all | 3 | 2.9 |
| Spread of disease, guarded, cure impossible | 2 | 1.9 |
| Surgery enough, all being well should have response, uncertainty of response, cure unlikely, advanced, keep at bay, early stage, deterioration, likely prognosis, all away, should be fine, terminal, bleak, extremely poor, too far gone, nature take its course, no further treatment, bad, optimistic, untreatable | 1 | 1.0 |
