Amy Berman Featured in Washington Post
On September 21, 2013, Amy Berman, Senior Program Officer, was featured in a Washington Post WonkBlog post by Harold Pollack. The article highlights how our cancer care system is particularly poorly organized to properly care for people with advanced cancers, in which too many patients are subjected to punishing and futile treatments. Amy Berman, who now receives palliative care for Stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer, says that with the help from her care team "it's all about holding on to function and quality of life, having a good life for as long as possible. In her interview, she emphasizes the importance of patient empowerment and being equally apart of the decision-making process when it comes to her care plan.
On September 21, 2013, Amy Berman, Senior Program Officer, was featured in a Washington Post WonkBlog post by Harold Pollack. The article highlights how our cancer care system is particularly poorly organized to properly care for people with advanced cancers, in which too many patients are subjected to punishing and futile treatments. Amy Berman, who now receives palliative care for Stage 4 inflammatory breast cancer, says that with the help from her care team "it's all about holding on to function and quality of life, having a good life for as long as possible." In her interview, she emphasizes the importance of patient empowerment and being equally apart of the decision-making process when it comes to her care plan.
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