Top in hem/onc: Physician burnout, significance of clinical word choice to describe cancer
During the Ending Physician Burnout Global Summit, former AMA President Barbara L. McAneny, MD, FASCO, MACP, called for physician-led teams and stronger doctor-patient relationships.
She encouraged physicians to “stop wasting time on meaningless tasks” and regain control of managing patients. A recap of her presentation was the top story in hematology/oncology last week.
Another top story explored the impact of physicians’ word choice on patients’ perceptions of cancer. Researchers reported that nomenclature can affect how patients “manage their disease,” suggesting that doctors should be more sensitive to the way they deliver diagnoses.
Read these and more top stories in hematology/oncology below:
Former AMA president calls for physicians to ’get back our control’ of patient management
Physicians can reduce stress and improve workplace enrichment by spending more time with patients and less time bogged down with bureaucratic tasks, according to a presentation at the Ending Physician Burnout Global Summit. Read more.
Choice of terms used to describe cancer may affect patient decisions
Nomenclature for low-grade prostate cancer affected initial perception of the disease among online survey participants presented with a hypothetical clinical scenario, according to research published in Cancer. Read more.
For two oncologists, workout accountability partnership becomes lifelong friendship
Over 3 years ago, Suzanne Cole, MD, and Aparna Parikh, MD, joined an online 30-day workout challenge with fitness goals in mind. But they each ended up walking away with much more. Read more.
COVID-19 mortality lower after two vaccine doses among patients with cancer
Patients with cancer had lower rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality after two doses vs. one dose of COVID-19 vaccines, according to study results from Centre Léon Bérard Cancer Center published in Annals of Oncology. Read more.
Inaccurate, harmful cancer information prevalent on social media
When his wife was diagnosed with cancer, Skyler B. Johnson, MD, did what many concerned spouses do. He consulted Google. A medical student at the time, Johnson had one advantage many panicked Googlers lack —he could recognize bogus information when he saw it. Unfortunately, it was everywhere. Read more.