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Cancer Doctors Call for More Training in Palliative Care and Delivery of ‘Bad News’

May 28, 2020

Oncologists who practice and teach at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center are calling on medical oncology training programs to invest substantially more time educating physicians about palliative care and how to talk to patients about “bad news.” Click here to read more

Clinton ⋅ palliative care bad news, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, palliative care, ramy sedhom, Tom Smith ⋅

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Three Minutes with Oncologist Michael Carducci

December 19, 2018

Michael Carducci, M.D., is the associate cancer center director for clinical research within the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the regional research director for the Greater Washington, D.C., area for the Kimmel Cancer Center. In his many years as an oncologist, Carducci has expertise in various types of cancer including bladder, kidney, prostate and […]

Larry Frum ⋅ caregiving, Issues & Perspectives, palliative care, Research Closler, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Michael Carducci ⋅

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Geriatric Oncology: Cancer Care Coming of Age?

February 7, 2018

The American Cancer Society forecasts that nearly 1.7 million new cancer cases (more than 4,600 each day) and nearly 596,000 cancer deaths will occur in the United States in one year. An emerging driver of the cancer epidemic is the aging of the population.  Read Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson’s editorial in Cancer Today, […]

Valerie Matthews-Mehl ⋅ caregiving, palliative care, treatment geriatric oncology ⋅

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Palliative Care: Putting a Cloak on Cancer

January 16, 2018

Palliative care addresses symptoms and distress accompanying serious illnesses. The field is emerging as a vital medical specialty in the multidisciplinary treatment of cancer. Better access to expert palliative care for all cancer patients must be a priority. Read Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson’s editorial in Cancer Today, a publication of the American Association […]

Valerie Matthews-Mehl ⋅ caregiving, palliative care, treatment Pallative Care ⋅

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