Mindfulness can be described as an attentive awareness of the reality of things in the present moment that can impart power when coupled with a clear comprehension of what is taking place, or put another way, as a calm awareness of body, mind, and spirit supporting analysis that can lead to wisdom. Although many of us promote this practice to our patients to help them more fully live their days whether few or many, it is worth considering how this consciousness could help us, practicing oncologists, through the challenging changes we currently face in our clinical practices and to more fully participate in the transitions to high-quality cancer care, as was recently outlined in a report by the Institute of Medicine.1
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