Several of the people who have been following GRACE have read and provided comments on discussions initiated by Leah de Roulet, an oncology social worker who has recently stepped down as the head of the very strong oncology social work group at Swedish Cancer Institute in Seattle, WA after many years, but still works several days per week in her semi-retirement. She has been providing counseling and practical assistance to our patients for more than a decade, and she was kind enough to sit down with me to discuss some important aspects of oncology social work with me.
This interview will be presented in two parts, with the first half included here and covering topics ranging from an introduction to what oncology social workers do, to practical issues of getting cancer care for under-insured or uninsured patients, to coping with a cancer diagnosis. Here is the audio podcast: Click to Listen
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