Commentary Confronting medical errors in oncology and disclosing them to cancer patients. Citation Text: Surbone A, Rowe M, Gallagher TH. Confronting medical errors in oncology and disclosing them to cancer patients. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25(12):1463-7. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL May 2, 2007 Surbone A, Rowe M, Gallagher TH. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25(12):1463-7. View more articles from the same authors. Reviewing current concepts in error disclosure, the authors address unique considerations that oncologists face in disclosing errors to cancer patients. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Surbone A, Rowe M, Gallagher TH. Confronting medical errors in oncology and disclosing them to cancer patients. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25(12):1463-7. 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