It is a situation we all fear and none of us can imagine: a life-threatening diagnosis. But what if the person receiving the diagnosis--young, physically fit, poised for a bright future--is himself a
Pain regularly accompanies illness, as David Biro knows only too well. Faced with a bone marrow transplant, the young doctor was determined to study his pain but found himself unable to articulate it
A reprint from 2010, this volume explores the reasons pain is so difficult to express and ways to overcome them. Biro, who teaches at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, draws on accounts from patients, re
