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Human connections, cancer care, and COVID-19 restrictions

Nghia Pham, MD
Physician
June 20, 2021

The desire for human connection is so irrevocably and putatively a tenet of the human condition. The relationships we form with one another are quintessential in adding value to our lives and in fostering loving bonds. And the way we express this connection with one another could be through a multitude of means, whether it is quality time or physical touch.

Moreover, to form human connections is what elevates the work …

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Human connections, cancer care, and COVID-19 restrictions

Desperate for cancer relief

Nghia Pham, MD
Conditions
May 15, 2021

Pain was simply the biggest discomfort he had during those last few days I cared for him.

I had just transitioned onto the inpatient wards service, taking over the patient list from one of my colleagues. I received sign-out from her saying a patient had been in the hospital for over a month, battling recurrent pain episodes from his metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Initially, the patient came in for severe pain from …

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