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Jan 12, 2023 · Internet Archive. Language. English. pages cm. "From surgeon and bestselling author Atul Gawande, a book that has the potential to change medicine--and lives. Being Mortal looks at the way modern medicine has changed the experience of dying, what the implications of this change are for each of us, and what we would need to do to change a system ...
Being Mortal Atul Gawande Aging, Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End 4. First published in Great Britain in 2014 by PROFILE BOOKS LTD 3AExmouth House Pine ...
150 BEING MORTAL was advanced, having metastasized to multiple lymph nodes in her chest and its lining. The cancer was inoperable. But there were chemotherapy options, notably a drug called erlotinib, which targets a gene mutation commonly found in lung can cers of female nonsmokers; 8 5 percent of them respond to the
Mar 24, 2021 · English. 282 pages ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-277) Activities of daily living -- Things fall apart -- Dependence -- Assistance -- A better life -- Letting go -- Hard conversations -- Courage.
Being Mortal Medicine and What Matters in the End By Atul Gawande Coast-to-Coast Praise for Being Mortal “Beautifully crafted. . . . Being Mortal is a clear-eyed, informative exploration of what growing old means in the 21st century. . . . This should be mandatory reading for every American.”—TIME.com
Oct 7, 2014 · In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending Medicine has...
Being mortal : illness, medicine and what matters in the end. A. Gawande. Published 2014. Medicine, Philosophy. TLDR. Being Mortal, Atul Gawande examines his experiences as a surgeon, as he confronts the realities of aging and dying in his patients and in his family, as well as the limits of what he can do. Expand.
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