Tag Archive: doctor patient communication

How to talk to your doctor about new treatment options

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Picture the scenario. You have been diagnosed with cancer, (or some other medical condition)and you are about to meet with your doctor to discuss your treatment options. You have done some research yourself and you… Continue reading

How to talk to your doctor

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I was overwhelmed (in a good way) with the response I got to last week’s Empowering the Patient post. If you are interested in this (and I really think we all should take an interest… Continue reading

More research needed to help DCIS

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So back to business again this morning and today I am highlighting a recent medical story which recommends that more research is needed to indicate which DCIS patients are candidates for less invasive surgery. This is something… Continue reading

Would you ever lie to your doctor?

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I have just been reading an interesting article called “Secrets and Lies”,  published last year by Dr Wendy Harpham in Oncology Times, which I would like to share with you here. I have to… Continue reading

Improving doctor-patient communication

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I am delighted to learn that the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has launched an online education program that coaches healthcare professionals on skills they may never have been taught… Continue reading