Miriam Mutebi, Breast Surgical Oncologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Aga Khan University Hospital, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“I read widely, but every so often a story stays with you because it changes how you see your work.
One of those for me is Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
It’s built around a simple premise: a man is going to be killed, and almost everyone in the town knows it ahead of time, including the time, the place, and the intent. And yet, no one quite steps in.
Some assume someone else will act. Some pass on partial warnings. Others carry on with their day. The tragedy isn’t a lack of information. It’s what happens when everyone knows, and no one takes responsibility.
Years later, working in cancer care, that pattern feels familiar. In oncology, failure is rarely sudden.
“Late presentation“ has a history.
Delayed diagnosis has a pathway.
Missed treatment has a chain of small, tolerated delays.
In cancer systems, as in that town, harm is often predictable long before it occurs.”
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