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What’s New in Palliative Care? ASCO 2025 Highlights

I was able to attend the annual ASCO meeting in June 2025. It was lovely to reconnect with…

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Caring for LGBTQ+ patients

June is Pride month. In recognition, I’m sharing two sets of videos from the website janetabrahm.com: “Working with LGBTQ+…

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What to do and say when time is very short… with Dr. Molly Collins, FACP, FAAHPM

I thought I’d do something different with this month’s newsletter. I’m highlighting two short videos that Dr. Molly…

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“What’s In a Name?”¹ – Well, A Lot, Actually…

Supportive Care, Palliative Care, Hospice Care – patients and clinicians (often) consider them one and the same and…

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The Special Pains Breast Cancer Can Cause

March is International Women’s Month. So, I am using this month’s newsletter to focus on a few of…

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Effective RX for CINV and MBO: Do we really need so many drugs?

I’m using this month’s newsletter to highlight two GI problems, chemotherapy-induced nausea or vomiting (CINV) and partial or…

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Recovery from Burnout or Compassion Fatigue

Physician burnout and compassion fatigue are a very real part of being an oncology clinician. Burnout is not…

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Thank You

I want to begin this year by thanking all of you that have signed up for this newsletter….

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Puzzling Pain

Thank you for joining me again. This month I am discussing Puzzling Pain. I am starting with this rather…

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Welcome to My Newsletter: ”And What Else…?“

Greetings! Many of you know me but some of you don’t. For those who don’t, I am Janet…

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Supportive and Palliative Care Resources

A primary objective of this website is to offer the most helpful and up to date resources in palliative care for oncologists and palliative care clinicians. From her ongoing practice of palliative care and the extensive research behind the 4th edition of her book, Dr. Abrahm has created and curated content in the four following subject areas. The content will be updated regularly so please continue to check back.

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About Dr. Abrahm

Janet Abrahm, MD is Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is among the founders of Palliative Care in the United States and the author of four comprehensive books on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer. Dr. Abrahm is a former practicing oncologist who created the Palliative Care Service at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute over 20 years’ ago. She is an award-winning clinician and educator and continues to practice palliative care at Dana Farber.

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Dr. Abrahm's Book

Dr. Abrahm is the author of four comprehensive editions 
on supportive and palliative care for patients with cancer, the first published in 2000 and the latest in 2022.

Her extensive work offers oncologists and other oncology and palliative care clinicians a place to turn to find the most up-to-date evidence-based practices, resources, and practical advice on how to care for patients across the full range of issues they will experience during their illness.

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