Videos: Dr. Muriel

How Oncology Teams Can Help Parents Create a Legacy for Their Children

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Helping Parents Think About What to Consider When Choosing a Location for Dying

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How Oncology Teams Can Guide Parents with Advanced Disease or Nearing the End of Life

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What Inpatient Oncology Teams Can Do to Help Parents

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Helping Patients Understand What Kinds of Things Parents May Need to Explain to Children Over Time

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Helping Patients Understand What Other Kinds of Systems Families May Need to Get Through Parental Cancer Treatment

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How Oncology Teams Can help Parents Plan to Support Their Family During Cancer Treatment

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How Oncologists Can Help Patients Who Are Hesitant to Talk About Cancer with Their Children

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How Parents Can Answer Their Children’s Questions About Cancer

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How Oncologists Can Help Their Patients Talk to Their Children About their Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

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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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