Conditions & Recovery · Cancer Stories: Art of Oncology · January 27, 2026

A Chance to Heal with Cold Hard Steel: The Fine Surgical Line Between Healing and Harming

Listen to JCO's Art of Oncology article, "A Chance to Heal with Cold Hard Steel" by Dr. Taylor Goodstein, who is a fellow at Emory University. The article is followed by an interview with Goodstein and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr. Goodstein shares a story about surgery, grief, and being courageous in the face of one's own fallibility. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: A Chance to Heal with Cold Hard Steel, Ta

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