Communication in healthcare is a multidimensional concept that involves patients, family members and a healthcare team. There is a direct correlation with communication, improved patient well-being and quality of care. Adequate communication between doctors and their patients is a growing research topic. The results provided by such studies have provided effective recommendations for oncologists and their team. These recommendations include the patient-physician relationship, how physicians use medical information, how physicians deal with patient emotions, physician self-management, and educational conferences designed to improve communication. Communication is important during every stage of cancer treatment. Patients are concerned about a wide range of issues including pain, death and disability. There are distinct categories that influence how a doctor communicates with a patient, including doctor training, communication barriers, patient role, communication with families, communication styles, alternative treatments, research on communication and public awareness. A successful communicative interaction implies that all parties have created a "partnership" and that the patient has been fully informed about his condition and the different options for dealing with it. Educating oncologists on how to properly communicate with a patient is a controversial subject. Oncology team members must be able to recognize which communication skills best suit their current situation. "Communication skills can be defined as the cognitive and emotional skills used by doctors to enable patients and their families to understand the nature of the disease, to collaborate with the patient... half of the document... 634/ theoncologist.2008 -0042Surbone, A. (2008). Cultural aspects of communication in cancer care, 16(3), 235-40 doi:10.1007/s00520-007-0366-0Takeuchi, EE (2011). oncology: a longitudinal analysis of doctor-patient communication Journal of Clinical Oncology, 29(21), 2910 - 2917. doi:10.1200/JCO.2010.32.2453Travaline, J.M., Ruchinskas, R., & D'Alonzo, Jr, G.E. (2005) Doctor-patient communication: why and how. Retrieved from http://www.jaoa.org/content/105 /1/13.full?sid=6da6d1c4-b073-40c0-beec-ff9b9c5bb682Williams, S., De Maesschalck, S., Derese, A., & De Maeseneer, J. (2004). and doctor-patient communication: does it make a difference? Patient education and counseling, 56(2), 139-146 .pec.2004.02.011