Communicating with patients with serious or terminal cancers
Earlier this month, a candid and powerful personal essay was published by Jessica Rice, a thirtysomething woman with terminal cancer. An emerging theme of Jessica’s piece was the importance of frank conversation between physician and patient, and I was curious what a provider — someone who has difficult conversations on an almost daily basis — would think of this patient’s story and perspective.
Thoracic oncologist Kavitha Jennifer Ramchandran, MD, read the piece …
