empathy

Communicating with patients with advanced and metastatic cancer

Number 85

Featured, Grandround 17 March 2019 0

People with incurable cancer need doctors who offer them hope but also give them a clear idea of what is realistically possible. Doctors can find it hard to be both empathic and honest when the [more]

Nurturing empathy: an oncologist looks at medicine and himself

Number 65

Focus 1 March 2015 0

How do we allow such behaviour among colleagues? asks the author, after experiencing what its like to feel vulnerable and in pain when your doctor doesnt seem to care. This article was first published in [more]