Introducing oncology registrars to palliative care.

There are many reasons why such practices continue in a country with limited health care resources. These include inadequate knowledge about palliative care, as well as a lack of reflection on ethical concepts of futility and the need to balance the benefits and burdens of a suggested course of treatment. Another problem is that of poor communication between doctors and patients. Most training programmes in India do not include teaching on communication skills and palliative care.