Bridging the communications gap

1 August 2007 0

To give top-quality care an oncologist must understand the slightest changes in tumour characteristics. But when it comes to understanding human reactions and emotions, some scarcely know where to start. Doctors who want to explain [more]

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The minimalist of St Mark’s

1 August 2007 0

“It takes a surgeon to stop a surgeon,” says John Northover, consultant surgeon at London’s world-renowned colorectal hospital. And between his heavy clinical and teaching commitments, he concentrates on helping minimise patient interventions, through promoting [more]

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Living with the consequences

1 August 2007 0

Oncologists know well the fear and desperation of patients faced with a cancer diagnosis. They are far less familiar with the daily struggle to cope with functional impairments, pain or psychological damage that a significant [more]

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