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Letters We Don’t Send—A Call for Physician Condolence Letters

JAMA Oncology 10.1001/jamaoncol.2026.3504

September 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint discusses the practice of condolence communication from physicians in relation to current US federal guidelines.

Corresponding Author: Nadia Kirmani, MS, Stanford University School of Medicine, 736 Escondido Rd, Studio 1, Apt 239, Stanford, CA 94305 (nkirmani@stanford.edu).

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