Inspired by cases from an oncology practice
Patient examples
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Doctor–Patient Communication
75-year-old male | Renal cell cancer metastatic to bone
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Treatment Decision-Making
85-year-old male | Incurable malignancy, considering palliative chemotherapy
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Symptom/Treatment Burden Assessment
42-year-old female | Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), recommended curative chemotherapy
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Concluding Example
64-year-old female | Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) on chemotherapy
How to Learn More
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