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  • Limited data exists on patient expectations for palliative radiotherapy (RT) goals and prognosis.
  • Understanding patient perceptions is crucial for effective cancer care communication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore patient perceptions and communication preferences regarding palliative RT goals and cancer prognosis.
  • To identify patient desires for information delivery on treatment aims and future outlook.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews.
  • Seventeen patients with bone or lung metastases receiving palliative RT were interviewed.
  • Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and thematically analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Patient goals for palliative RT included symptom restoration (quality of life, pain relief) or cancer elimination.
  • Most patients understood palliative RT aims to palliate symptoms, not cure cancer, but some expected a cure.
  • Patients expressed uncertainty about prognosis, focused on further treatment, and confronted mortality.
  • Patients preferred receiving information on treatment goals and prognosis directly from doctors, including radiation oncologists.
  • A desire for written patient education materials on palliative RT was also expressed.

Conclusions:

  • Misperceptions of treatment goals and prognosis may lead to overly aggressive treatment choices.
  • Radiation oncologists play a key role in discussing goals of care.
  • Using restorative language in communication can enhance patient understanding and well-being.