Study finds a downside to hope

Over the course of a career, an oncologist may have to deliver 5,000 death sentences or more. The prospect is so daunting that as recently as 50 years ago, many refused to do so. Today, it's an ongoing struggle to marry the truth about the present and hope for the future.

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