Información al paciente en situación terminal: diferencias entre las publicaciones anglosajonas y la experiencia diaria en España

Research related to truth-telling in terminal patients seems to suggest, notwithstanding some minor aspects, the existence of some common concerns that bridge traditional cultural barriers. Also, there seems to be a generalisation, within the professionals working in different cultural environments, of a new measured and individually tailored information process. Lastly, early collaboration of the hospital palliative care programs with the oncology programs might become a promising alternative in order to solve communication issues in advanced cancer, that seem to be contributing to an important misuse of our limited financial health resources.