The other day I receive a call from a dear friend who had finished her cancer treatments a few months before. “I have amazing news,” she bragged. “I am cured of my cancer. My oncologist just...
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The other day a 70-something year old patient came in for her annual exam. She was in a rush to get out to do her holiday shopping. She wouldn’t even let the nurses weigh her or measure her...
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Hormones and Breast Cancer |
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A patient came in for a consultation about breast cancer and menopause symptoms. She was convinced cancer was in her own future because her mother and grandmother both had it. Her mother had a...
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Should Patients Force Cancer Testing? |
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Remember the days when you went to the doctor and they examined you in one room (and there were fabric cover gowns!) Afterwards, when you were dressed and sitting in the doctor’s personal office...
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Changing Doctors – What Matters |
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Changing doctors is hard to do. Especially when that doctor is your oncologist. I know. I did it. I still feel guilty, but it is a common story.
In 2000 when I was first diagnosed with cancer...
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Care means tough decisions |
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The caller ID on my cellphone clued me in to the call, or so I thought. It was a New Hampshire area code. With my 30th high school reunion just a few weeks away, I presumed that it was a class...
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