Cecilia C. Doak|Leonard G. Doak|Gilbert H. Friedell|Cathy D. Meade
Improving comprehension for cancer patients with low literacy skills: strategies for clinicians
Markey Cancer Center|University of Kentucky|Moffitt Cancer Center|University of South Florida
paper provides strategies improve communication clinicians patients particularly patients among 44 million adult americans low literacy skills included insights nature literacy problem affects patient comprehension information across continuum cancer care practical strategies address help patients understand medical advice reduce literacy levels cancer information help patients remember advice given summary strategies included appendix convenient reference