We are a group of medical professionals, linguists, and philosophers. Our goal is to investigate, model, and test the semantic power of the word ‘cancer’ in diagnosis delivery and treatment decisions. We hope that a better understanding of these issues can help minimize physician/patient miscommunication, reduce overtreatment, and improve patient experiences.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Crompton is a cancer surgeon and immunologist at UCLA; his research is centered on de-escalating morbid and unnecessary operations for cancer patients. His clinical focus is on the multi-modality treatment of soft tissue sarcoma, melanoma and cutaneous malignancies.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Eggener is a urologic oncologist who specializes in the care of patients with prostate, testicular, and kidney cancers. His research on urologic cancers, primarily on prostate and testicular cancer, has resulted in over 350 peer-reviewed publications.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Rett is a linguist at UCLA whose research focuses on the meaning of words and sentences, and how meanings change from context to context.