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Palliative Care Isn't Hospice: Whole-Person Support at Every Stage of Breast Cancer

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Summary:

  • Thyme Care palliative care physician and medical director Dr. Julia Frydman and director of social work Dr. Stephanie Broussard joined host Laura Carfang to discuss what whole-person support looks like for people living with breast cancer, from new diagnosis through survivorship and metastatic disease.

  • The episode addresses one of the most common misconceptions in cancer care: palliative care is not hospice. Frydman and Broussard describe it as added support available at any age and any stage, something that adds rather than takes away.

  • Frydman and Broussard explain how an interdisciplinary team of nurses, social workers, and physicians uses structured, evidence-based check-ins and patient-reported outcomes to catch symptoms before they escalate into an emergency department visit, while also screening for the emotional distress members often do not realize they are carrying.

     

Listen to the full episode here.
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