Practice and Patient Care

Rewarding Awareness Campaigns Amidst Major Crisis in the Middle East

It is encouraging and enlightening to know that breast cancer awareness campaigns are being conducted all over the world, even in countries troubled with major political and military conflicts.

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The Silver Lining From Breast Cancer

When a patient comes to me for help with a problem, I am often the one who learns a life lesson in grace and humanity.

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When Cancer Comes Home

My colleague and friend Christine McGinn discusses the experience of caregiving for her brother, and the lessons she now brings to her own practice.

Well-Being and Being Apart: Relationship Challenges During COVID-19

"COVID-19 has taught us how we can both live in the present and focus on the future; how we can make the most out of our time, regardless of our physical condition," said Dr. Hilde M. Buiting.

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Managing Symptoms for Patients: A Call to Study Supportive Care

Dr. Jennifer Temel and Dr. Daniel E. Lage discuss building a career in cancer symptom management research.

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When Words Matter: Talking About Sexuality in the Clinic

It seems obvious to me that if we talk about the side effects of treatment to patients, we should talk about all the side effects, including sexual changes.

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In Memory of G: A Global Call to Action Against Cervical Cancer

Smriti Rana pursued a career in palliative care in part due to her mother's death from cervical cancer. "21 years later, another woman I love has died in the same excruciating agony, in spite of all the...

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Doing What I Can, With What I Have, Where I Am: The Perspective of a Medical Oncologist in Bangladesh

Dr. Muhammad Rafiqul Islam describes the enormous challenge of ensuring optimal cancer treatment for patients and guiding the future medical oncologists of Bangladesh.

On Cancer, Conversations, and Culture

Dr. Shaalan Beg and I discuss the difficulties of navigating situations in which our duty to be honest to the person we treat abuts another's cultural or social norms.

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Social Media Presence and Patient Care

Being recognized based on my social media presence can be a little creepy, but there are certainly really good reasons for health care professionals to be active on these platforms.

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