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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2004 96(1):8-10; doi:10.1093/jnci/96.1.8
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‘Mother of Psycho-Oncology’ Discusses Field’s Need for Parity and People Power

Rabiya S. Tuma

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Jimmie C. Holland, M.D., is often referred to as the mother of psycho-oncology. After 26 years, she has stepped down as chairman of the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, but continues to lead the field in both the United States and throughout the world. Her goal is to make behavioral care more accessible as well as to increase research in the field.


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  		After 26 years, Jimmie Holland, M.D., stepped down as chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She is often referred to as the mother of psycho-oncology.

 

How did you get involved in psycho-oncology?

I went into psychiatry, but I found myself interested in how people who are psychologically healthy face catastrophic events in their lives, like serious illness. I then married and stayed home with children. Meanwhile, my husband Jim [James Holland, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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