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Elaine Schattner

writer, health care advocate, physician

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Notes From The ‘Die-In,’ A Demonstration For Metastatic Breast Cancer

Notes From The ‘Die-In,’ A Demonstration For Metastatic Breast Cancer

Can Journalists Be Too Skeptical About Progress Against Cancer?

Can Journalists Be Too Skeptical About Progress Against Cancer?

On The Death Of Beau Biden, Brain Cancer, Progress And Hope

On The Death Of Beau Biden, Brain Cancer, Progress And Hope

Finding Beauty: How Lisa Bonchek Adams Told Her Cancer Story

Finding Beauty: How Lisa Bonchek Adams Told Her Cancer Story

On The Death Of David Carr, And Cancer Survivorship

On The Death Of David Carr, And Cancer Survivorship

Why Yes, We Should Treat Cancer

Why Yes, We Should Treat Cancer

Sympathy For The Doctor

Sympathy For The Doctor

Old and New Music, on Dying to Give Birth

Old and New Music, on Dying to Give Birth

Should People With Health Problems Talk About their Conditions?

Should People With Health Problems Talk About their Conditions?

Who’s a Survivor?

Who’s a Survivor?

Talking About Physician Burnout, and Changing the System

Talking About Physician Burnout, and Changing the System

Illness is Not Discrete. On Feeling Sick, and Not Knowing What’s Next

Illness is Not Discrete. On Feeling Sick, and Not Knowing What’s Next

The Outlier’s Message, and Evolutionary Science in Breast Cancer

The Outlier’s Message, and Evolutionary Science in Breast Cancer

What We’re Talking About When We’re Talking About Cancer What We're Talking About When We're Talking About Cancer

What We’re Talking About When We’re Talking About Cancer

What Should Doctors Wear? Even Lab Coats Could Spread Disease

What Should Doctors Wear? Even Lab Coats Could Spread Disease

The X-Rays of Others

The X-Rays of Others

You’re Sick and I’m Not, Too Bad

You’re Sick and I’m Not, Too Bad

  • some clips (portfolio)
  • on being a patient
  • being a doctor
  • notes on TV, movies, plays, books, music…
  • breast cancer
  • health care policy
  • cancer screening
  • survivorship
  • precision medicine
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