No.	Recommendations/Statements	GoR	LoE	Sources
5.2. reviewed 2021	Consensus-based recommendation The patient must be informed that her partner or a relative can be invited to be included in the discussion(s).	EC
5.3. reviewed 2021	Consensus-based recommendation During the medical discussion, the patientʼs individual preferences, needs, worries and anxieties must be identified and taken into account. If a patient needs several discussions for the purpose, an offer of further discussions must be available.	EC
5.4. modified 2021	Consensus-based recommendation Providing the patient with medical information is primarily a task for the attending physician, but for specific topics it should be provided by other professional groups such as nurses, psycho-oncologists, etc.	EC
5.5. modified 2021	Consensus-based recommendation Information must be communicated and provided to the patient as early as possible on the basis of the following basic principles of patient-centered communication allowing participatory decision-making: Expressing empathy and active listening Direct, empathetic raising of difficult topics Avoiding specialist medical vocabulary, with specialist terms being explained if needed Using strategies for improving comprehension (repetition, summing up important information, using diagrams, etc.) Encouraging the patient to ask questions Permitting and encouraging expressions of emotion Offering further assistance	EC
5.6. reviewed 2021	Consensus-based recommendation The patient should be offered psychosocial and psycho-oncological support for psychological, sexual, and relationship problems.	EC
5.7. reviewed 2021	Consensus-based recommendation The patient must be informed about the option of contacting self-help groups.	EC