Cancer Stories: The Art Of Oncology

A doctor is moved by a speech given by a past patient’s son. Read the related article The Boy I Never Knew by Richard M. Boulay on JCO.org.   The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement. "The Boy I Never Knew." At the invitation of a former patient, Vivian, and her 15-year-old son, Joshua, I attended my first patient-sponsored medical conference. The clinking of coffee cups quieted as Joshua began the first lecture of the day. He took the podium with poise and addressed the assembled 300 cancer survivors, physicians, and researchers. It all began when my parents were not able to get pregnant for years. Finally, they decided to see a fertility specialist. But an unk