Would you ever lie to your doctor?
I have just been reading an interesting article called “Secrets and Lies”, published last year by Dr Wendy Harpham in Oncology Times, which I would like to share with you here. I have to… Continue reading
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The doctor who diagnosed and treated her own breast cancer
In the very same week last month that saw Farrah Fawcett lose her battle with cancer, the death also occurred of the incredible Dr Jerri Nielsen Fitzgerald, who diagnosed and treated her own breast… Continue reading
Avocado and Almond Facial Polish
Another chemical free beauty product. This delicious natural facial exfoliating scrub will gently remove dead skin cells to reveal brighter looking skin. Honey is a wonderful healing and anti bacterial agent so this natural… Continue reading
Put down the stethoscope; listen to your patient
Yesterday, I posted on Dr Laura Esserman the breast cancer researcher and surgeon who is committed to equalizing the doctor-patient relationship. My hope is that, like Dr Esserman, our doctors are moving away from the old… Continue reading
Equalizing the relationship between doctor and patient
I have just been reading a profile of Dr Laura Esserman, breast cancer researcher and surgeon, who is committed to equalizing the unequal relationship between doctor and patient. There is no… Continue reading
6 things patients do that drive doctors demented
With all the Internet doctor rating sites, health insurance ratings and online board certification databases to check, many people today have a low tolerance for bad doctors. But after your smiling physians say goodbye and… Continue reading
Helping new mothers with breast cancer
I found it hard enough to cope with my own breast cancer treatment, without a family to look after. I wasn’t even married at the time, so I only had myself to take… Continue reading
LIVESTRONG Leaders
I believe in the power of advocacy and I have been working in my community as a breast cancer advocate for the past three years, so I am excited to now have the opportunity to reach… Continue reading
New online medical resource
Just five years ago if you were diagnosed with an illness, you would have a consultation with a doctor and maybe a nurse, probably be given some leaflets and a phone number, and… Continue reading
Seasons of survival
Happily as happens time and again, as soon as I start thinking about a certain post for this blog or come across an interesting study, I find another link or article which expands… Continue reading
