Affiliation
Department of Palliative Medicine, Marymount Hospice and Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland. aoifelowney@gmail.comIssue Date
2012-09MeSH
AdultBlogging
Brain Stem Neoplasms
Glioblastoma
Hospice Care
Humans
Male
Palliative Care
Pons
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The landscape of blogging in palliative care. 2012, 26 (6):858-9 Palliat MedJournal
Palliative medicineDOI
10.1177/0269216311432900PubMed ID
22218096Abstract
We present the case of a 30-year-old patient with pontine glioblastoma multiforme, World Health Organisation grade IV (WHO IV). This case is of particular interest in terms of the patient's use of social media as a medium of expression. This popular form of communication raises important clinical, ethical and social issues relating to confidentiality and the nature of the physician-patient relationship in a unique context.Item Type
ArticleLanguage
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1477-030Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1177/0269216311432900