CancerWorld shared a post on X:
“Oncologists save lives every day. But who saves them?
Behind every treatment plan is a person quietly carrying fear, guilt, and compassion fatigue.
Uncertainty never leaves oncology. Patients fear recurrence; oncologists fear what happens if they step away. A 2024 study found 67% of nurses delayed resigning because they worried about their patients—not themselves.
That fear turns into GUILT. And guilt becomes BURNOUT..
As oncology nurse navigator Alessandra Alvarez said:
‘Burnout isn’t just exhaustion – it’s guilt. Guilt that you’re not doing enough for people already suffering.’
Oncologists don’t burn out because they stop caring.
They burn out because they care too much, for too long, without support.
Read the powerful article on burnout among oncology care providers.”
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