Open AccessHanging Up the Gloves
Author(s) -
Hilal Talal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0249
Subject(s) - medicine , anaplastic thyroid cancer , thyroid cancer , cancer , narrative , intensive care medicine , literature , art
Despite the availability of cancer treatments, the best decision may be to facilitate quality time at the end of life. Through the story of a boxer diagnosed with anaplastic thyroid cancer, this narrative considers the question of when to stop cancer treatment when the road is coming to an end.