Communication about early palliative care: A qualitative study of oncology providers' perspectives of navigating the artful introduction to the palliative care team.

This study highlights the wide ranging and innovative communication strategies and skills required by health professionals to facilitate referral to early palliative care for cancer patients and their families. Future focus on upskilling clinicians around communication of this topic will be important to ensure successful implementation of models of early palliative care in routine cancer care.