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Howie and Harlan are joined by Tara Sanft, chief patient experience officer at Yale’s Smilow Cancer Hospital and director of the Survivorship Program at the Yale Cancer Center. Harlan reports on his study of patients with long-lasting symptoms after the COVID-19 vaccine; Howie reflects on the historic decline in cigarette smoking in the United States.
Links:
Post-Vaccination Syndrome
Patient Experience and Cancer Survivorship
Tara Sanft: “Rekindling Joy in Medicine Through Thoughtful Communication: A Practical Guide”
“Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Cancer Screening and Operative Treatment”
“Impact of Financial Burden of Cancer on Survivors’ Quality of Life”
Yale Medicine: Cancer Survivorship
The White House: Cancer Moonshot
The Decline in Smoking
“Trends in US Adult Smoking Prevalence, 2011 to 2022”
"BAT Writing Off £25 Billion on US Cigarettes, Shares Fall"
"Vaping Declines Among High School Students, Survey Shows"
"Why Philip Morris Stock Is Falling After Earnings Beat Expectations"
"Big Tobacco Rethinks Its Smoking Addiction"
National Cancer Institute: Cancer Stat Facts: Common Cancer Sites
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