Development of the Day 100 Talk: Addressing Existing Communication Gaps during the Early Cancer Treatment Period in Childhood Cancer

摘要

BackgroundFamilies’ communication needs during the early cancer treatment period (ECTP) may not be optimally met by current practices. We sought to identify potential communication gaps and to ameliorate these by developing a novel in-depth conversation between families and their pediatric oncologists, the “Day 100 Talk” (D100), during the ECTP.