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Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones

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Anne: Well, just to add, and I think the way the healthcare system is structured is that if we did want to try it that way, my guess is, Barbara, we’ve got to have enough buy-in from the medical providers to give it a go. And then my mom was diagnosed with lung cancer and she was treated there. Barbara: You do.

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Sexual Function in Serious Illness: Areej El-Jawahri, Sharon Bober, and Don Dizon

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A lot of people, and we have some data to say that you might have distress, but sex is not one of the reasons for your distress when you’re first diagnosed. But people remember, they will remember you asked that question. And when they’re ready to approach it, they’re probably, I don’t share.

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