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Introduction: Stigmatizing attitudes held by health care professionals against individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) result in worse clinical outcomes. Story-listening has been shown to help mitigate bias for medical trainees. We created a narrative-based small-group facilitated discussion between medical students and an individual in recovery from SUD through a direct partnership with a community peer-recovery organization.

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Background: Incurable cancer significantly affects an individual's life, requiering comprehensive palliative care (PC). With early PC now recommended but poorly integrated, it is essential to address patients' experiences and concerns to ensure successful early PC integration.

Aim: This study aims to investigate the experiences of life in the initial period following a diagnosis of incurable cancer to inform early PC integration.

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