Stigma and Nihilism In Lung Cancer : A Call to Action

Conversations in Lung Cancer Research · Nov 23, 2021 · 36m

In this TOGA Podcast and in recognising Lung Cancer Awareness month 2021, Mel Moore, TOGA Education Chair and Medical Oncologist at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, discusses the importance of treating lung cancer patients with respect, dignity and withholding the often associated judgement. The internal guilt and the pain caused by a diagnosis of lung cancer is amplified by the stigma that exists in society today, including the medical profession. The societal view that lung cancer is self-inflicted and therefore deserved, leads to stigma. Perceptions about the course and outcome of lung…