A great short piece by medical student Armaan Rowther flagging up the role of anatomy labs in shaping medics attitudes towards their future patients. “Is the language of medicine that is learned in anatomy lab [more]
With all the investigations, imaging and testing involved in personalising treatments, it can be hard to remember to listen to what the patient is saying. One doctor keeps a letter with him as a permanent [more]
Phase I trials now play an essential role in treating patients with metastatic cancer, offering vital extra moves in the battle to outplay the disease, says Jean-Charles Soria. He warns, however, that not every patient [more]
Do you ever let the death of a patient get to you? In this Focus piece, one cancer surgeon talks about his own experience and argues that shutting down your emotional responses is neither feasible [more]