Conditions & Recovery · Cancer Stories: Art of Oncology · February 10, 2026

North Star: The Importance of Presence in Pediatric Oncology

Listen now to the latest episode of JCO Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology, North Star, by Dr Manuela Spadea. As a pediatric oncologist, Spadea shares a luminous, gut-honest reflection that reminds us that beyond protocols and outcomes, the deepest medicine is presence. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: North Star, by Manuela Spadea, MD Mikkael Sekeres: Welcome back to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncolog

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