Persons With Cancer Rather Than Cancer Patients-Semantics Matter

JAMA Oncol. 2024 Nov 1;10(11):1499-1500. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.3642.

Author

Frederic Ivan L Ting^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital, Bacolod City, Philippines.
² Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of St La Salle, Bacolod City, Philippines.

PMID: 39235788
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.3642

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Plain language summary

This essay describes a physician’s shift to patient-focused language in treatment of patients with cancer.