'I don't want Jenny to think I'm abandoning her': views on overtreatment

Health Affairs Narrative Matters

English - May 01, 2014 16:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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A palliative care physician helps a cancer patient cope with her coming death, while her oncologist struggles to give up treatment. Read by author Diane Meier, originally published in May 2014.