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Wendy S. Harpham, M.D.

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Dr. Harpham's Blog on Healthy Survivorship

The Best Decisions are Governed by Values

September 10, 2017 Wendy Harpham

A man's decision to donate one of his kidneys to a stranger offers Healthy Survivors a provocative insight on decision-making. 

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In Healthy Survivorship, Hope, Medical decision making Tags Tversky, Kahneman, kidney donation, medical decisions
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Hurricane Harvey and Healthy Survivorship

August 30, 2017 Wendy Harpham

Fellow Texans are suffering from the wrath of Hurricane Harvey. A few thoughts for those impacted, drawn from my experiences as a cancer survivor:

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In Hope, Healthy Survivorship Tags Hurricane Harvey, Survivorship
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Is John McCain a Healthy Survivor?

July 22, 2017 Wendy Harpham

McCain's diagnosis released a flood of articles about survivorship in the setting of a poor-prognosis cancer.  Assuming McCain is fulfilling the first criterion of a Healthy Survivor by receiving excellent medical care, is he living fully, knowing the average life expectancy is 15 months?  

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In Hope, Healthy Survivorship Tags McCain, cancer, survivor, cancer fight, glioblastoma
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The Hope of a Cancer Walk

April 23, 2017 Wendy Harpham

It's easy to forget the real meaning of a cancer walk. I'm breaking my 250-word-limit rule to share the 704-word speech I delivered yesterday at the start of the 5K Dallas Lymphoma Walk

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In Hope, clinical trials Tags survivorship, cancer walk, cancer research, March for Science, clinical trials
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Why Realistic Hopes are Healing

February 4, 2017 Wendy Harpham

You could argue that false hope makes patients feel good and stirs the same placebo effect as realistic hope. Those are both healing benefits. Why my insistence that Healthy Survivors nourish realistic hope?

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In Hope, Optimizing outcomes, Uncertainty Tags cancer survivor, hope, realistic hope
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