Listen to the patient. It frightens me. It's personal. Hurry.
What follows are the perceptions of two individuals--a patient and a highly respected medical oncologist who did not participate in the care of this patient but read the patient's essay. We encourage readers to share their thoughts about these essays in correspondence.
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D000368:Aged; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations