Dr. Radhika Gogoi: Why Is It Important for You to Empower Patients?
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Dr. Radhika Gogoi of Karmanos Cancer Institute underscores the critical role of educating patients about their treatment options, symptoms, and management strategies. She asserts that informed patients can ask more pertinent questions and make well-informed decisions regarding their care.
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Transcript:
Dr. Radhika Gogoi:
So I consider it really a privilege to care for my patients, as do all my colleagues I’m certain. And I think that one of those privileges is the opportunity to empower our patients, and that really comes through education. I really believe strongly that educating our patients about options, about symptoms, about management really allows them a chance to sort of ask better questions of me, of my team, whether that’s the radiation oncologist or medical oncologist, so that they can really formulate the treatment decision that’s best for them.
And I think that empowering them to be comfortable asking those questions and be comfortable questioning my answers, I think allows a better relationship. This is a long-term relationship. I always tell my patients we’re friends for life, and I hope a very caring and nurturing one as well. So it really is through education. I think that patients are empowered to make decisions for themselves that work for them and their families.
