We MUST have the difficult conversations: here's how to start.

<p>A 2022 JAMA report found that nearly 60% of patients with terminal cancer thought their cancer could be cured.</p><p>This is not a reflection on our patients.  This is a direct reflection of our own failings as healthcare professionals.</p><p>And it starts with our own discomfort in discussing death &amp; dying.</p><p>We owe it to our patients to have difficult conversations.  </p><p>In this episode, I’m bringing back my interview with Dr. Liz O’Riordan, the breast surgeon who got breast cancer &amp; host of <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/don-t-ignore-the-elephant/id1588554895'>Don’t Ignore The Elephant Podcast</a>.</p><p>Liz encourages us to have difficult conversations by having them first ourselves.  Listen in to learn how.</p><p><br/><br/></p><p>Download your FREE <a href="https://theoncopt.ck.page/d8eff7bc9e">Quick Guide to Treating Patients with Cancer</a>.<br><em>Because it's not if, it's </em><strong><em>when</em></strong><em> you'll treat a person with cancer.</em><br><em><br></em>Follow TheOncoPT on Instagram:<br><a href="https://Instagram.com/TheOncoPT">https://Instagram.com/TheOncoPT</a><br><br></p> <p>This episode is brought to you by our brand new Cancer Basics Course. &nbsp;</p><p>With the Cancer Basics Course, you’ll get our exact blueprint to start treating people with cancer confidently &amp; competently.&nbsp; No more ramshackling together your oncology knowledge.</p><p>Start treating your patients with cancer confidently &amp; competently TODAY.&nbsp; Register now at <a href="https://TheOncoPT.com/cancerbasicscourse">TheOncoPT.com/cancerbasicscourse</a></p><p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/theoncopt/'>Follow TheOncoPT on Instagram.<br/></a><a href='https://tiktok.com/@theoncopt'>Follow TheOncoPT on TikTok.<br/></a><a href='https://twitter.com/TheOncoPT'>Follow TheOncoPT on Twitter.</a></p>