Category: Perspectives
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Unsolicited
I did not have my regular clinic today. I was in Ottumwa yesterday as part of a mini-medical school bringing the knowledge of melanoma and cancer to the public. We were supposed to go to Creston this morning but that was cancelled so I had a day to play catch up. I went to work…
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Interception
The little interactions with my patients are the highlights of my clinic. They help me in knowing them as people, understanding the pattern of disease globally and managing the side-effects that they could face. More importantly it is getting to know how they view their disease. Many of the therapies that we as oncologists give…
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Reconciliation
I shared an email I received from a patient’s wife in clinic today. That patient had passed away a few years back. We were all sitting in clinic going about our daily business. The email asked me to say “hi” to everyone. I had forgotten about it but then someone reminded me of him. So I…
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Inconvenience
Last night it seems one of the pipes connecting our water heater froze in our home. What an inconvenience! Stranded I was unable to go to work this morning. Commitments needed to be canceled, meetings moved and rescheduled, I disappointed many but this is important, we have no water in the house and I needed…
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