Preferences regarding disclosure of prognosis and end-of-life care: A survey of cancer patients with advanced disease in a lower-middle-income country.

Background: Cancer patients' preferences regarding disclosure of prognosis and end-of-life care remain under-reported from low- and middle-income countries where cancer poses an increasing demand on scarce healthcare resources. A better knowledge of these preferences can help in achievement of shared treatment goals.

Aim: To survey preferences of adult cancer patients regarding disclosure of prognosis and end-of-life care

Design: A multidimensional questionnaire was developed to survey consecutively sampled patients.