Upstream Palliative Care and Dissecting Hope From Hype in Oncology

by Christian SinclairWorking in an outpatient cancer center, I frequently encounter the conversation about whether the next cancer treatment regimen is 'worth it.' Patients and families consider may interpretations of worth; financial being one of course, but also physical side effects, the emotional toll of investing faith into 'one more treatment' and hoping that it works. These conversations are challenging as they weigh biological, medi cal, spiritual, social, personal, emotional and other issues, so there is no neat equation which can easily tell you if the benefits or the risks are greater.These struggles were nicely summarized by Liz Szabo (@LizSzabo) in her article "Widespread Hype Gives False Hope to Many Cancer Patients. " From hospital billboards that emphasize ...

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