The landscape of blogging in palliative care.

Lowney, A C; O'Brien, T · Palliat Med · 2012

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

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.

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