Sandra Kurtin, PhD, ANP-C, AOCN, on Patient-Provider Communication and the Patient Experience

Sandra Kurtin, PhD, ANP-C, AOCN, of the University of Arizona Cancer Center, discusses results from a study that showed patients with lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia who have taken part in a clinical trial generally are more confident and more involved in their health-care decision-making, reporting having better conversations with their doctors compared to patients who have not participated in a clinical trial (Abstract 3047).