Dying for a Chat: Penguin Special

by Ranjana Srivastava

Medical oncologist Ranjana Srivastava contends that the best medicine begins with a good chat, to guide the decision-making of both doctors and patients. Increasingly, people are unable to properly comprehend the complex treatment choices on offer, or are self-diagnosing and demanding unnecessary or risky procedures. Doctors, in turn, feel unable to deny the requests of patients and their families. Narrow specialization also means no one is discussing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143569643
• ISBN13: 9780143569640
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Penguin Australia
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 7.0"