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Nov. 8, 2013 Compelling question: So why do we avoid the word suffering,which captures so completely what patients endure? ----- Any thoughts on this? Alex -------- from PERSPECTIVE The Word That Shall Not Be Spoken Thomas H. Lee, M.D. November 7, 2013 N Engl J Med 2013; 369:1777-1779 Abstract / Article Extract ---- Physicians and health care organizations know that pain, anxiety, uncertainty, and confusion are common among patients, and we work hard to reduce these problems. So why do we avoid the word “suffering,” which captures so completely what patients endure? -----
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:40:00 +0000

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