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Ranjana Srivastava Ranjana Srivastava i(A136105 works by)
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Oncologist, Fulbright scholar, and writer. Ranjana Srivastava primarily writes on the intersection of medicine and humanity. In 2019, she published the non-fiction A Better Death: Conversations about the Art of Living and Dying Well.

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y separately published work icon Tell Me the Truth : Conversations with My Patients about Life and Death Camberwell : Viking , 2010 Z1727042 2010 single work autobiography 'What really happens when someone hears the words, 'You have cancer'? What has preceded it and what comes after? Written with great compassion and honesty, this is a rare view from the other side of the desk. Oncologist Ranjana Srivastava reflects on the very human side of the medical profession - the moral dilemmas, the anxieties, the empathy - and shows us that the best doctors are the ones who keep learning by listening to their patients.' (Trove record)
2011 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction
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