To be good physicians, we must all fight against the battle against cancer

To be good physicians, we must all fight against the battle against cancer

Without prejudice, I therefore offer this age old joke for reflection to oncologists and all seekers of a "good death": Grieving relatives revisit the grave to pay their respects the day after the burial of their 90 year old mother, who had renal failure, heart failure, hemiparesis, and me...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ (Online) 2014-09, Vol.349 (sep30 13), p.g5862-g5862
1. Verfasser: Berger, David W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cancer
Humans
Medical Futility
Medical Oncology
Metastasis
MILITARY METAPHORS FOR CANCER
Neoplasms - therapy
Physician's Role
Wit and Humor as Topic
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Zusammenfassung:Without prejudice, I therefore offer this age old joke for reflection to oncologists and all seekers of a "good death": Grieving relatives revisit the grave to pay their respects the day after the burial of their 90 year old mother, who had renal failure, heart failure, hemiparesis, and metastatic breast cancer.
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.g5862