Finding the Right Doctor Who Can Give Bad News, if It Comes

Feb 15, 2024 11:00 EST

A cancer diagnosis had always seemed inevitable. The doctor who finally told me made it more bearable.

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Finding the Right Doctor Who Can Give Bad News, if It Comes

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