title: How watching the movie Zombieland helps treatment of cancer in teenagers.
abstract: The paper describes a challenging clinical encounter with an adolescent undergoing treatment for cancer. Undeniably, oncologists have a very challenging job. It requires more than simply diagnosing and treating cancer by giving chemotherapy and checking blood counts. The challenges they face are increased when caring for a teenager with cancer. Providing opportunities for these young patients to be involved in their own treatment and motivating them in tough times are crucial. Communication is the foremost way to keep all doors open in this unique physician-patient relationship. One such approach is "movie therapy" using characters and actions as metaphors for describing cancer and cancer treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. vsubbiah@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Subbiah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009040:Motion Pictures; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations