Show: April 24, 2011:
How Hope Affects Cancer Patients
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Interview: Emily Beckman, DMH
Medical Humanities / Health Studies Program
Indiana University School of Liberal Arts, Indianapolis
Here’s a question oncologists still can’t answer: Does hope affect cancer patients’ decision-making? Or their outcomes?
Emily Beckman, DMH, teaches medical humanities, and she has been exploring this question in her research. Dr. Beckman will share some of her ideas with Dr. Bogdewic.
Dr. Beckman is on faculty at Indiana University School of Liberal Arts on the IUPUI campus.
Additional Resources:
- Project Giving Hope provides a free video seminar series for cancer patients and their families.







