Heard this week

"If our patients receive a cancer diagnosis, we need to care for them with a spirit of unconditional empathy and advocacy. Our patients are more than what they have ingested or inhaled."

- Monica Bhargava, MD, an Oakland, California--based pulmonary and critical care physician, urges fellow physicians to stop blaming patients whose unhealthy habits may have led to their illnessses.

Source: Becker's Health Review