Communication Essential for Good Treatment
Here's a great blog by Amy Berman, a registered nurse who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer. She writes about doctor/patient communication and how, in the face of a rapidly spreading late-stage cancer, she decided on a less aggressive treatment that would preserve her quality of life.
Her latest blog entry begins, "In some ways, I consider myself lucky. I know this is a strange comment from someone diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer. I say this, though, because the first steps on my journey with end-stage cancer were undertaken with the help of a team of health care professionals who excelled not only in medicine, but also in communication." Read more
Posted February 23, 2011.
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