“Three Cancers/Two Cultures”

Update: 2020-08-04

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In the last 16 years, Bernhard Debatin has had three different types of cancer. Physicians in Germany treated his first cancer successfully; physicians in the United States successfully treated the other two. In this episode of Lifespan, Bernhard describes patients’ experience of cancer and its aftermath, and reflects on how culture, healthcare systems, and even language shape our experience and view of illness, treatment, and recovery.

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“Three Cancers/Two Cultures”

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“Three Cancers/Two Cultures”

“Three Cancers/Two Cultures”