The chemotherapy experience

Every 30 minutes on a Friday morning I greet another nervous patient whom I have never met before at the door of my consulting room. I know the clinical particulars from the referral letter and from the discussion at the multidisciplinary team meeting: "I've seen your scans". While br...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2014-06, Vol.383 (9936), p.2202-2202
Main Author: Roques, Tom
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cancer therapies
Chemotherapy
Fatigue
Internal Medicine
Medical treatment
Patients
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Summary:Every 30 minutes on a Friday morning I greet another nervous patient whom I have never met before at the door of my consulting room. I know the clinical particulars from the referral letter and from the discussion at the multidisciplinary team meeting: "I've seen your scans". While briefly checking symptoms and past illnesses and performing a cursory examination (more therapeutic than revelatory), I try to ascertain what this individual really wants to know about chemotherapy.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61072-2