The Business of Selling Hope Part II: Direct-to-Consumer Cancer Center Advertising
The majority of cancer patients with incurable stage IV lung or colon cancer think that the chemotherapy they are receiving…
The majority of cancer patients with incurable stage IV lung or colon cancer think that the chemotherapy they are receiving…
by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD What is this term "palliative chemotherapy"? Are the words "palliative" and "chemotherapy" so incompatible that their…
One could argue that nonmelanoma skin cancer should not even be called Cancer. While under the microscope it looks like…
A distressing study recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine once again demonstrates the remarkable proclivity of the…
Deer Valley, Utah, from our lodge at the NPCRC retreat I'm at the National Palliative Care Research Center's Annual Foley…
Tig Notaro was diagnosed just three days before a standup comedy set with invasive cancer in both of her breasts.…
Age discrimination can have many negative effects on the livelihoods of older people. Among these effects are poor health outcomes…
What should be done in men who have prostate cancer? On first examination, it might seem that the obvious answer…
Imagine you have a terminal illness and were given a prognosis of 3 months...or less. In a developed country like…
"'Those are my images, aren't they?' I asked the radiologist....The radiologist's response was remarkable. 'Would you like to meet your…