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Surgeon, Writer, Researcher, Dilettante. https://www.ariadnelabs.org/  http://www.lifebox.org/ 

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    Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 25 Oct 2012

    70+% of terminal cancer pts believe, wrongly, that they're on chemo to cure them. Who is to blame? Via @IncidentalEconhttp://goo.gl/fb/BVonY 

    5:40 AM - 25 Oct 2012
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      2. Glen Griffiths‏ @griffglen 25 Oct 2012
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        .@Atul_Gawande @IncidentalEcon 'patients who heard good news from their doctors liked their doctors more' - troubling but inevitable

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      3. Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 25 Oct 2012
        Replying to @griffglen

        .@griffglen @IncidentalEcon And something good doctors should be comfortable with, and skilled at helping pts recognize and cope with.

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      1. MS Weinstein, MD MBE MPH‏ @ms_weinstein 11 Nov 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande @incidentalecon great talk for PCEP by Dr. Gawande. #hmspcep #palliativecare

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      1. Jared B. Hughes‏ @LegacyPlanning 6 Nov 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande @IncidentalEcon the medical establishment that refuses to be straight with their patients is who.

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      1. Allegra Jordan‏ @AllegraJordan1 25 Oct 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande @IncidentalEcon Best doc ever at explaining "no more chemo:"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdPpUSyFxhg&noredirect=1 …

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      1. æ‏ @AllyGrace 25 Oct 2012
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        I wish more cancer patients looked into Phoenix Tears (Rick Steven's Oil http://phoenixtears.ca/  ) as a serious treatment option. @Atul_Gawande

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      1. Graeme Macaulay‏ @BigBadBillroth 25 Oct 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande @incidentalecon interesting for surgeon to read, do physicians/medical oncologists get same training & scrutiny re:consent???

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      1. xg1oR‏ @xg1oR 25 Oct 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande @IncidentalEcon Our educational pursuits, medical innovation & care delivery systems teeters on the long tail.

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      1. Seema Marwaha‏ @SeemaMarwahaMD 25 Oct 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande “@NEJM:. http://nej.md/SumaFk ” how many have also not spoken about end of life care planning? Communication fails

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      1. Paul Laurienti‏ @laurienti 25 Oct 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande @incidentalecon we should hold biomedical science (NIH) and drug companies responsible

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      1. Tamar Lasky‏ @TLaskyPhD 25 Oct 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande @IncidentalEcon Gets at the point just tweeted by @BBKWorldwide about questions patients need to ask http://www.healthcarecommunication.com/Pharma/Articles/9074.aspx …

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      1. Jillian Tullis‏ @ProfJillian 25 Oct 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande @incidentalecon Shared blame perhaps? We focus on communication in this article & suggest improvements. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10410236.2012.666957 …

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      1. Travis Barker‏ @tebarker 25 Oct 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande @IncidentalEcon you making the assumption that 100% needs to know? what % of terminal pts are in (normal) denial?

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      1. Raquel‏ @rnraquel 25 Oct 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande @IncidentalEcon Very very troubling.

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      1. VT‏ @ValT1973 25 Oct 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande @incidentalecon the word palliative is misunderstood... Or defined by denial.

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      1. Naomi Kaufman Price‏ @writeo 25 Oct 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande @incidentalecon The Lance effect.

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      1. Sarah‏ @BubblyHeart 25 Oct 2012
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        @Atul_Gawande @IncidentalEcon That's a hard statistic to stomach. False hope is the worst kind.

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