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  • Dialogue

    Person: Can you help me? Me: I believe that is why I am here, ready with a new treatment, a loaded gun and many tricks up my sleeve.  P: Is it always this hard?  M: Yes.  P: Is there hope?  M: Without it, we will not survive. Imagine this dialogue that starts in the pit…

    momilhem

    December 20, 2017
    Uncategorized
    cancer, Dr. Mo, Health care, Mo Milhem, Patient care
  • Quiet

    “I don’t need this right now,” he said as I finished telling my patient the plan of his care. He had been quiet. I sighed and made my way back to my chair to settle down. Sitting down, I let my mind wander. It’s not easy to change things midstream but I think oncologists should…

    momilhem

    November 2, 2016
    Patient Care, Perspectives
    cancer, empathy, war
  • Eureka!

    As I sat and watched, with awe, Vice President Biden’s summit speech on his vision of the cancer moonshot, I came alive and transformed… I felt empowered and validated. Oh the calamity of thoughts that went through my head. “By golly he’s got it!” Everyone has been there at some point, that delirium that accompanies…

    momilhem

    July 7, 2016
    Patient Care, Perspectives, Sarcoma
    Cancer Moonshot, clinical trials, Research, Sarcoma
  • To the moon!

    We’re sharing a blog post written by the director of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. George Weiner. Tomorrow Dr. Weiner will be in Washington DC, as a guest of Vice President Joe Biden, to attend the Cancer Moonshot Summit. Back here in Iowa City, we will host a satellite summit that can be followed…

    momilhem

    June 28, 2016
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  • Waiting

      Today’s post comes from guest Blogger, Fletcher Summa. Thanks, Fletcher, for sharing your story with us!      I sat in the waiting room on February 8, 2013 in the Cancer Center preparing to tell Dr. Mo that I didn’t want to do this anymore. My treatment was entering the 11th month and my…

    momilhem

    August 5, 2015
    Perspectives, Sarcoma
    cancer, Osteosarcoma, Patient stories, Sarcoma, Treatment
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