Quality of Care

Read January 15, 2020

A Conversation with Patrick Dempsey on Cancer Care

CSC President Linda Bohannon sat down with actor and racecar driver Patrick Dempsey to discuss his work in cancer care, including The Dempsey Center, the importance of patient empowerment and more.
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Read April 22, 2019

Why Hispanic Women Face Unique Endometrial Cancer Obstacles

Endometrial cancer— a type of uterine cancer that forms in the tissue lining of the uterus—is one of the most common cancers in American women, yet many populations, including Hispanic women, lack the necessary information to recognize risk factors.
What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear by Danielle Ofri, MD
Read July 5, 2017

What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear

Danielle Ofri is an internist at Bellevue Hospital, an associate professor of medicine at NYU, and editor in chief of the Bellevue Literary Review. Her latest book is What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear. Doctor-patient communication is a two-way highway of information, with each person endeavoring to convey information to the other. But there can be numerous roadblocks and detours, as anyone who has been party to our medical system can attest.