Tag: Treatment

• 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

• Random

  Death is a door. It is a moment in time that is well-defined.  Once it happens it is irreversible. Just like the diagnosis of cancer. It cannot be undone. I have said the word “Sarcoma” to so many patients. Yet this is a rare disease. It stems from the Greek word that means “fleshy growth”.…

  momilhem

  July 23, 2014

  Patient Care, Perspectives, Sarcoma

  cancer, Mesoderm, Resistent disease, Sarcoma, Treatment

• 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…

  momilhem

  February 19, 2014

  Patient Care, Perspectives

  cancer, Chemotherapy, Iowa, Symptoms, Treatment

• Do Not Touch

  Observe. Let’s say this is the decision I have to communicate to my patient. I analyze the data in front of me and come to the conclusion that the best therapy is to do nothing. To leave this patient alone and watch their disease rather than interfere. Easier said than done.  I believe this is…

  momilhem

  December 11, 2013

  Melanoma and Sarcoma, Patient Care, Perspectives

  cancer, Iowa, Observe, Oncology, Patient, Treatment