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Old 11-11-2009, 09:10 PM   #1
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Breast Cancer Physicians Have Limited Access To Trained Interpreters

In a new survey of physicians who treat breast cancer patients, only one-third said they had good access to trained medical interpreters or telephone language-interpretation systems when they needed it. Poor access to interpreters can compromise physician-patient communication that is critically important in cancer care. The survey of 348 physicians took place in the Los Angeles area, where 27 percent of residents - roughly 2.

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