The recommendations on communication and patient-centred care made in the two NICE cancer service guidance documents ‘Improving outcomes in urological cancers’ (2002) and ‘Improving supportive and palliative care for adults with cancer’ (2004) should be followed throughout the patient journey. Men with prostate cancer should be offered individualised information tailored to their own needs. This information should be given by a healthcare professional (for example, a consultant or specialist nurse) and may be supported by written and.
