When someone receives difficult medical news, the words we choose can either build a bridge of understanding or create an emotional wall. As a palliative care physician, I've witnessed countless…
When you're faced with a new cancer diagnosis, it's natural to want to start treatment as soon as possible. But before you dive in, it's also important to make an informed choice about your treatment plan. That's why you need to know the ins and outs of a common term used in oncology: "palliative chemotherapy." Let’s unravel this term so that you know what questions to ask your oncologist if you're being offered palliative chemotherapy.
Nausea is miserable, isn't it? We are fortunate to have many anti-nausea medications to choose from these days. But what are you supposed to do when you have nausea that’s so bad that you can’t keep down the pills that are supposed to make your nausea better?
What's the difference? Quite a lot!
A speech-language pathologist (SLP) can be your key to navigating some of the most common threats to the quality of your life when you’re living with a serious illness. Find out how in this post!
There are many reasons why you may choose to have a healthcare power of attorney, but there are two specific reasons why you NEED one. Both reasons have to do with giving you freedom to deviate away from the path of default medical management. Let's review!
"Doc, do you ever feel a conflict between your mission as a palliative care doctor and the mission of the intensive care unit?”
What you may not know about many at-home palliative care programs, and why it could (accidentally) throw you for a loop.
Let's clear up some misconceptions about the relationship between palliative care and chemotherapy.
If you got diagnosed with a serious illness, do you think your doctor would be more honest about your future if YOU were a doctor too? Depending on how cynical you are, the answer may surprise you!