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Podcast: DEAD Talks
Episode: Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider on Cancer, Grief & Fixing End-of-Life Care (#184)
Description: Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider—physician, podcast host, and founder of End Well—opens up about her father’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis and the lessons she’s carried from both sides of the patient-caregiver relationship.In this deeply personal and professional conversation, we explore:
The emotional turmoil of being both a doctor and a daughter
How the BRCA mutation shaped her family’s medical journey
Preventative surgeries and their impact on identity and health
The failures of the U.S. healthcare system in end-of-life care
Why mental health and belief sys...