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When patients refuse cancer treatment

When patients refuse cancer treatment

Update: 2025-10-08
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When Joy Lisi Rankin’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, she made a decision many people, especially her doctors, did not understand: She decided to forgo treatment.


On this episode of the “First Opinion Podcast,” Rankin, oncologist Samyukta Mullangi, and host Torie Bosch discuss difficult choices around cancer care, how oncologists should respond to patients who don’t want recommended treatment, and the emotional weight this all puts on patients, families, and doctors alike.

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