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Stuck Between Case Report Ideas? Here’s How to Choose the Best One Once you’ve generated a few potential patient cases for your ABPTS oncology case report, the challenge often shifts. You’re no longer stuck on what to write about….but you may not feel confident choosing which case is actually the strongest option. This is where […]

How to Pick a Case That Actually Passes ABPTS Grading When choosing a patient case for your ABPTS oncology case report, it’s easy to assume that a more complex or interesting case will automatically lead to a stronger submission. But that’s not necessarily what graders are evaluating. A strong case report isn’t about how unique

Why Choosing the Wrong Case Makes Your Case Report So Much Harder Most oncology physical therapists assume the hardest part of writing their ABPTS case report is the writing itself. But in reality, the difficulty usually starts much earlier…with the case you choose. When your case doesn’t clearly support your clinical reasoning or give you

What You Didn’t See in That Oncology Case Frameworks provide structure, but real oncology practice rarely unfolds in neat sequences. Behind every complex case lies fluctuating tolerance, recovery limitations, layered decision-making, and ongoing recalibration. In this episode of TheOncoPT Podcast, we explore the nuanced cognitive load behind specialist-level oncology practice and what doesn’t always make

When Playing It Safe Becomes Self-Protection In oncology rehabilitation, caution is often framed as responsible care. But there is a subtle shift that can occur over time — where “playing it safe” becomes less about protecting the patient and more about protecting ourselves. In this episode of The OncoPT Podcast, we examine how fear evolves