"A bad ball - game"
Keywords:
Dysgerminoma, Patients, Guilt Patient Education, Communication Barriers, Personnel, Hospita! Physician- Patient Relations, Patient Acceptance of Heg-lth. Qare, Patient Dropouts, Attitude to Health.
Abstract
This case report deals with a patient with a seminoma: how he was treated by the mediral profession, his ability to "see through" some of the games we play, and his interpretation of the cause of his tumour. It also comments on "honesty" in the doctor-patient relationship.
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Case studies
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