Tonight I attended a Kosher Eco-Vegan Seder. I never knew such an entity existed. It was a fabulous. The dinner was a vegan celebration of the Jewish holiday of Passover For those who don’t...
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Mammogram and PAP Smear Controversy |
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A few of you wrote to me this week to ask my opinion on the mammogram news so I am adding my two cents to the mix.
Way back about 10 years now, when I was just forty, I had a mammogram. Just a...
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Referring The Newly Diagnosed |
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Almost every day I am asked to refer a newly-diagnosed cancer patient to “the best” oncologist or surgeon. It is tempting to ask the patient what they mean by “the best” doctor, but I try...
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A lovely woman was in last year. Her chief complaint when scheduling the appointment was that she began to bleed on Thanksgiving after more than a year without a period. The bleeding alarmed her...
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Today I diagnosed a friend with cancer. It felt like someone kicked me in the stomach. I was operating on her for fertility reasons and discovered that she had ovarian cancer. In one moment I knew...
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Yesterday morning (Saturday) I fielded a phone call from a friend of a friend. She was diagnosed with breast cancer the day before and was already scheduled for a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy...
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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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