Lessons from a Stage 4 Cancer Survivor: A Conversation with Mary Elizabeth Williams - a podcast by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

In this episode, Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes sits down with journalist, author and stage-four melanoma survivor, Mary Elizabeth Williams, to discuss what it was like being part of a phase-one clinical trial, how clear communication can affect health outcomes, how guilt often accompanies survival, and what not to say to a cancer patient. Mary Elizabeth’s book is A Series of Catastrophes and Miracles.

Listen to our episode with Mary Elizabeth’s doctor, Jedd Wolchok.

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