Cancer surgery is filled with moments of fear, even for doctors. Our cameras follow as an oncologist confronts this anxiety in the second episode of our video series The Oncologists.
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Freefall: How Skydiving Is Like Cancer Surgery
Publish date: June 1, 2021
Author(s):
Jeffrey B. Teitler, MFA
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Jeffrey B. Teitler, MFA
Professor, Department of Communication, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut; Director, Envision Films, West Hartford, Connecticut
Disclosure: Jeffrey B. Teitler, MFA, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Clinical Topics
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Study of beliefs about what causes cancer sparks debate -
Tips on Better Patients Communication Publish date: October 26, 2022 -
VA Center Dramatically Shrinks Wait Times for Bone Marrow Biopsies Publish date: October 19, 2022 -
In VA Oncology, Discussion Groups Are Transforming the Workplace Publish date: October 19, 2022 -
Burnout Is Rampant, But Oncologists Can Turn the Tide Publish date: October 10, 2022
Digital Edition
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Cancer Data Trends 2023 Publish date: July 5, 2023 -
Cancer Data Trends 2022 Publish date: March 30, 2022 -
AVAHO 2021 Meeting Posters and Abstracts Publish date: September 22, 2021 -
Advances in Hematology and Oncology Publish date: September 3, 2021 -
Advances in Hematology and Oncology Publish date: May 20, 2021
Multimedia
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Conference Coverage
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Registered Dieticians Sparse in VA Cancer Care Publish date: November 11, 2024 -
Study Finds Elevated Skin Cancer Risk Among US Veterans Publish date: October 28, 2024 -
Which Medication Is Best? VA Genetic Tests May Have the Answer Publish date: October 4, 2024 -
IMRT vs Proton Therapy for Early Prostate Cancer? Publish date: October 3, 2024 -
Head and Neck Cancer: Should Patients Get PEG Access Prior to Therapy? VA pilot study could help clinicians make better-informed decisions to head off malnutrition Publish date: September 27, 2024 -
Transgender Women and Prostate Cancer: It’s Complicated Publish date: September 23, 2024 -
Changes in Age-Related Mortality in Malignant Melanoma From 1999- 2022: A CDC Wonder Study -
Geographical Trends in Malignant Melanoma from 1999-2022: A CDC Wonder Study -
Implementation of an Intervention to Improve Efficiency and Accuracy of Data Entry into the Veterans Affairs Central Cancer Registry at the Lexington VA Healthcare System -
A Phase II Study With Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Up-Front Radiotherapy in High-Intermediate and High-Risk Prostate Cancer With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy to Pelvic Nodes and Concomitant Prostate Boost by Simultaneous Integrated Boost
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