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Foley KM.

Cancer Pain Syndromes

J Pain Symptom Manage 1987;2:S13-17

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McCance-Katz EF, Sullivan L, Nallani S.

Drug interactions of clinical importance among the opioids methadone and buprenorphine, and other frequently prescribed medications: A review.

2010. Am J Addict 19:4–16

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Collins EF, Galloway-Salazar Q, Johnson E, Blechman J, Rush M, et al.

Top ten tips palliative care clinicians should know about end-of-life doulas.

J Palliat Med 2025;28:808-814

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Albert E, Fuller T, Low C, Murphy C.

High flow nasal cannula oxygen withdrawal at the end of life. Fast Facts #503.

J Palliat Med 2025;28;849-850

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Winer EP, Levit LA, Basch E, Chavez-MacGregor M, Dubois R, et al.

Promoting reasonable career expectations and maximizing professional fulfillment for academic oncologists: ASCO recommendations for academic medical centers.

J Clin Oncol 2025;43:2017-2023 (see also Ryan editorial)

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Speers CW, Patel M, Dixit N.

Rx for resilience: curing burnout in oncology through smarter workflows and supportive practices.

JCO Oncol Practice 2025;21:903-905 (see Paper by Lapen).

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Schenkel C, Levit LA, Kirkwood K, Shanafelt T, Subbiah IM.

Ten-year trends in clinician well-being and burnout among oncology fellows in training: an ASCO state of the cancer care in America study.

JCO Oncol Pract 2025;21:1039-1044

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Schenkel C, Levit LA, Kirkwood K, Spence R, Burke JM, et al.

State of professional well-being, satisfaction, and career plans among US oncologists in 2023.

JCO Oncology Adv 2025;2:e2400010

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Ryan DP.

Academic medical centers and ASCO recommendations: starting a difficult discussion.

J Clin Oncol 43:1939-1941 (editorial on Winer 2025 article)

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Rosenberg LB, Brenner KO, Jackson VJ, Jacobsen JC, Shalev D, et al.

The meaning of together: exploring transference and countertransference in palliative care settings.

J Palliat Med 2021;24:1598-1602

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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.

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.