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Doctors can act as gatekeepers or brokers for patients – how they decide can be crucial

Kevin Dew, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Chris Cunningham, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Elizabeth Dennett, University of Otago; Kerry Chamberlain, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Richard Egan, University of Otago

Doctors have to balance finite resources and uncertain evidence to decide who should get treatments. The decisions are not always based on need or clinical benefits.
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Cancer diagnosis can be devastating, but for some it gives permission to live more radically

Kevin Dew, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Alex Broom, University of Sydney; Chris Cunningham, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Elizabeth Dennett, University of Otago; Kerry Chamberlain, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Richard Egan, University of Otago

A recent study of people diagnosed with cancer shows how the negatives can be balanced by positive life changes – even a rediscovery of joy and opportunity.
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Cancer is increasingly survivable – but it shouldn’t depend on your ability to ‘wrangle’ the health system

Kevin Dew, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Alex Broom, University of Sydney; Chris Cunningham, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Elizabeth Dennett, University of Otago; Kerry Chamberlain, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Richard Egan, University of Otago

New research highlights common threads in cancer survivors’ stories, including the effort it takes to navigate the health system, even for a diagnosis, and the struggle to fund unsubsidised treatments.

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