The authors of a new study surveyed 20 clinicians, reviewed literature, and used their experiences to put together best practices when it comes to hard conversations between doctors and patients./Getty Images/iStockphoto

Here's a list of phrases doctors should never say to patients, study suggests

'Never-words are conversation stoppers': The study offers suggestions as well as the rationale behind the list

by · National Post

Doctors should be mindful when it comes to how they interact with patients — and a new study suggests there are phrases they should never, ever say.

The findings of the study featured in the October issue of medical journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings revealed that words have weight when it comes to health care, especially for seriously ill patients and their families.

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