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Jame Abraham, MD, Co-Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program, could recommend a course of treatment just from data in a patient’s electronic medical record. But he doesn’t.
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“Scans, stats and blood work only provide a fraction of the picture needed to treat cancer patients,” he says.
In this U.S. News & World Report editorial, Dr. Abraham explains how treating cancer requires knowing the patient, not just the diagnosis. And knowing the patient requires listening — for more than the average 11 seconds.
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