Survivors of the storm
For an oncologist all that happens in the world looks like cancer....
DNR verses CPR
I do not want to end my life with some gorilla pounding on my chest!...
Radiation: power to cure
Radiation therapy is an astonishingly precise tool with millimeter accuracy, based on advanced physics, experimentation and, above all, power....
What an Oncologist feels
I recognized a feeling, a fatigue, a wisdom of experience, which I have seen before. In that cinematic portrayal of world-weariness, I recognized myself....
The real cost of med school?
In a fascinating and surprising paper in researchers find the most recent medical school graduates actually spend more treating their patients....
Saving after Sandy
When the saga of the storm is written, there will be a long list of remarkable people who instead of running away, ran forward to help. ...
Neglecting the World’s Pain
Most patients with cancer receive proper prescriptions for pain. Obvious, yes? True? No. ...
Don’t Touch, just Treat
What kind of physician am I; Dr Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? Am I a barren earth, Agent Orange, burn it to the ground chemotherapist stopping at nothing to kill cancer ...
The Doctor as Patient
Terry is a particularly difficult patient. The thing that makes her so difficult is that Terry is married. Terry is married to Dr. P and he is a particularly ...
Is remission cure?
You are in complete remission.” Baffled she answered, “That is really wonderful, Dr. Salwitz, but am I cured?”...