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Philosophical oncology: on being needed--thoughts of a deathwatcher
1Palliative and Oncology Consult Services, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA. bresciaf@musc.edu
Abstract:
The ultimate bond that connects the patient and the physician requires an understanding of the human drama we call illness. Medical oncology is a specialty filled with the uncomfortable experiences of people facing fear, anxiety, and loss. The caregiver must share in the distress, be troubled by the patient's troubles, but keep a safe distance, so as not to be wounded as well. The physician is not only a deathwatcher for the sickest of patients, but, by necessity, must be self-reflective--a doctorwatcher.
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