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01-03-2014
Students’ Scientific Society—How to Inspire Students and Help them to Become Oncologists? A Tutor’s Perspective
Authors:
Radoslaw Tarkowski, Jan Kornafel
Published in:
Journal of Cancer Education
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Issue 1/2014
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Excerpt
The incidence of cancer continues to rise, and despite the development of prevention and treatment strategies, tumour burden still remains a major problem. Many may ask “who becomes an oncologist?” The answer is generally one who believes they can help and who believes in possibilities of oncologic treatment. Unfortunately, there are a large proportion of medical students who consider oncology as palliative care or at least a depressive branch of medicine which gives no hope and causes burn out syndrome rather quickly. Should we endeavour to change their point of view while studying at the medical universities? Of course, yes. …