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Dr. Nancy Snyderman’s “My Patient, My Teacher”

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In an article in the AARP Magazine, Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Chief Medical Editor for NBC News, describes her experience treating Lindsay Nohr, a patient with tongue cancer, describing Lindsay as “my patient, my teacher.”  Dr. Snyderman writes, “We can’t know then what we will come to realize later in life — that our professors are […]

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Do Oncologists Lie to Their Patients About Their Prognoses?

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In a blog in Forbes, Peter Ubel asks, “Do Oncologists Lie to Their Patients About Their Prognoses?” Ubel shares a case study in which an oncologist gave a patient a false and overly optimistic estimate of his chance for remission. He says of the doctor’s action, “The oncologist’s behavior that day, the sudden switch from […]

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NCCS and CLC Comments on PCORI research priorities

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Joe Selby, M.D., M.P.H Executive Director Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Re: Draft National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda Dear Dr. Selby: The undersigned organizations, representing cancer patients, physicians, and researchers, are pleased to provide comments on the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Draft National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda (version 1). We commend […]

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Most women with cancer want a role in making decisions

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About two-thirds of women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer want to take part in making decisions about their treatment, according to a new survey of patients from five different countries. Some of these women want complete control over making treatment choices while others want to share the decision with their doctor — yet only […]

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Bill calling for written care plans for cancer patients introduced in Congress

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Legislation created by leading cancer advocates and inspired by Institute of Medicine A bill aimed at making the cancer patient an informed and active participant in his or her own care was introduced in Congress on December 16th by Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) and Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA). The Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act (CCCIA) […]

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