Tag: Oncology

• Confidential.

  It is a very interesting place to be in the room with one of my patients. The medium of trust allows them to share their intimate secrets with me. It is tranquil and exceptionally vast. Where am I tonight you might wonder as you read this? I guess I’m with myself; in a place where…

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  September 4, 2013

  Melanoma and Sarcoma

  cancer, Disease, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa, Iowa City, melanoma, Milhem, Mo Milhem, Oncology, Patient, Patient Confidentiality, Sarcoma, trust, University of Iowa, University of Iowa Health Care

• Nonsense.

  “That is what the protocol says.” I was annoyed. “So you want me to have the patient drive back 2 and a half hours because the protocol says…” “I know it does not make sense and it is not logical but that is what the protocol says, Mo”. This was going nowhere. Frustrated, I hung…

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  August 21, 2013

  Melanoma and Sarcoma

  cancer, Clinical trial, Doctor Mo, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa, melanoma, Mo Milhem, Oncology, Patient, Protocol, Sarcoma, University of Iowa

• Connections.

  What an interesting two days I have had. Has me thinking about the matrix of talent that I live amongst. I was chatting yesterday with Ben Miller, our orthopedic surgeon who handles all the limb surgeries that sarcoma patients need. We talked about a sarcoma symposium and how to bring more talented researchers to understand…

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  July 24, 2013

  Melanoma, Melanoma and Sarcoma

  angiosarcoma, Ben Miller, biology, cancer, Chicago, clinical trials, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa, Iowa City, Mayo Clinic, melanoma, Midwest, Missouri, Northwestern, Oncology, Orthopedic surgery, Sarcoma, team, University of Iowa