Table 1 Search terms for MEDLINE search

(((AB (communicat* OR empath* OR ‘interaction’ OR ‘interpersonal’ OR ‘interview’ OR ‘patient relation’ OR ‘shared decision making’) OR TI (communicat* OR empath* OR ‘interaction’ OR ‘interpersonal’ OR ‘interview’ OR ‘patient relation’ OR ‘shared decision making’))AND (AB (teach* OR session OR educat* OR program* OR instruction OR curriculum OR course OR training OR workshop OR skills) OR TI (teach* OR session OR educat* OR program* OR instruction OR curriculum OR course OR training OR workshop OR skills)) AND (AB (evaluation OR assessment OR effects OR study OR trial OR investigation) OR TI (evaluation OR assessment OR effects OR study OR trial OR investigation)))) AND MM “Neoplasms”

Abstract Available; Human; Age Related: Young Adult: 19–24 years, Adult: 19–44 years, Middle Aged: 45–64 years, Middle Aged + Aged: 45 + years, Aged: 65+ years, Aged, 80 and over, All Adult: 19+ years; Subject Subset: Cancer; Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Clinical Trial, Phase I, Clinical Trial, Phase II, Clinical Trial, Phase III, Clinical Trial, Phase IV, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial, Evaluation Studies, Meta-Analysis, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Review, Validation Studies; Language: English, German