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“Prostate Cancer Screening Still Not Recommended for All.” By Tara Parker-Pope, The New York Times. A major European study has shown that blood test screening for prostate cancer saves lives, but doubts remain about whether the benefit is large enough to offset the harms caused by unnecessary biopsies and treatments that can render men . . . → Read More: Prostate Cancer Screening Still Not Recommended for All
“Study Shows Third Gene as Indicator for Breast Cancer.” By Nicholas Bakalar, The New York Times. Mutations in a gene called PALB2 raise the risk of breast cancer in women by almost as much as mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, the infamous genes implicated in most inherited cases of the disease, . . . → Read More: Study Shows Third Gene as Indicator for Breast Cancer
“The Wrong Approach to Breast Cancer.” By Peggy Orenstein, The New York Times. I had a tiny, low-grade tumor in 1997; 15 years later, in the summer of 2012, while I was simultaneously watching “Breaking Bad,” chatting with my husband and changing into my pajamas, my finger grazed a hard knot . . . → Read More: The Wrong Approach to Breast Cancer
“Dear patient: Your 5-minute appointment is awaiting you.” By Susan Hecker, KevinMD Blog. Dear patient: I am writing to inform you of some recent changes to my practice. These changes have been implemented to improve the quality of your care. This satirical letter to a patient is a poignant illustration of some of a major . . . → Read More: Dear patient: Your 5-minute appointment is awaiting you.
“When a patient chooses a different path.” By Lori Marx-Rubiner, Reimagine Magazine. I wish my support group had been able to honor Betty’s choice to not seek treatment. One day, about 15 minutes before a support group session I was facilitating was scheduled to begin, Betty arrived. She was new to our group, and she . . . → Read More: When a patient chooses a different path
“Veterans Kick The Prescription Pill Habit, Against Doctors’ Orders.” By Quil Lawrence, NPR. For many people with post-traumatic stress disorder, you’ve ever been, at the worst possible moment. “I always see his face,” says Will, who did tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Army. “And in my dreams it’s the same thing. … I . . . → Read More: Veterans Kick The Prescription Pill Habit Against Doctors’ Orders “The Fault in Our Stars: Fictionalizing the Realities of Childhood Cancer” By Tricia Paul, Investigating Illness Narratives. “This is not so much an author’s note as an author’s reminder of what was printed in small type a few pages ago: This book is a work of fiction. I made it up.” . . . → Read More: The Fault in Our Stars: Fictionalizing the Realities of Childhood Cancer
“Do doctors understand test results?” By William Kremer, BBC. In 1992, shortly after Gerd Gigerenzer moved to Chicago, he took his six-year-old daughter to the dentist. She didn’t have toothache, but he thought it was about time she got acquainted with the routine of sitting in the big reclining chair and being prodded with pointy . . . → Read More: Do doctors understand test results?
“Dealing with symptoms, not disease.” By Dennis Raphael, The Spectator (Canada). I recently wrote a piece in The Hamilton Spectator chastising the major disease associations for neglecting research findings that adverse living and working conditions are the primary causes of chronic disease during adulthood (Why are Canadians not being told the truth about disease?, . . . → Read More: Dealing with symptoms, not disease
“Learning the difference between medicine and the medical industry.” By Nathaniel P. Morris, The Boston Globe. Last month, I was standing in an intensive care unit, wearing my white coat and trying to look like I knew what I was doing. My third year of medical school had just begun. It was my first day . . . → Read More: Learning the difference between medicine and the medical industry |
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