A 31-Year-Old Woman With a Low-grade Glioma

Tom Delbanco, MD

JAMA. 2010;303(7):(doi:10.1001/jama.2010.222).

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The patient described and interviewed below faces a crossroads in her medical care. Consider her medical history and perspective, expressed in her own words, and review the questions posed. How would you approach this crossroads? Using evidence from the literature as well as your own experience, respond by using the link to the right. Responses will be selected for posting online based on their timeliness and quality, including use of the available evidence, weighing the issues, and addressing the patient's concerns. The discussion of this Clinical Crossroads case, authored by Peter C. Warnke, MD, will be published in the March 10, 2010, issue of JAMA; responses must be received by March 7, 2010, to be considered for online posting.

CASE PRESENTATION

Ms Q is a 31-year-old health care professional who is married and has children. She is currently not working and has commercial health insurance.

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Author Affiliations: Dr Delbanco is Richard and Florence Koplow–James Tullis Professor of General Medicine and Primary Care, Harvard Medical School, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.