This will likely be buried, but /u/Iatros I really appreciate your resolve to be a more patient focused doctor. Cancer is scary as fuck. It's a broad and complex disease and most patients don't have any real understanding of it.
My mom died at 27 of a diffuse gastric carcinoma. Over the years of preventive checkups, I've had doctors who've cared about making me comfortable and those who haven't. As a patient, I can't tell you how much difference it makes to have a doctor take an extra five minutes to explain the purpose of a procedure or what hereditary mutations are or even what your favorite sports team is.
Doctors like these -- Sloan Kettering comes to mind -- are the reason I'm going to pursue medicine. If I end up having to fight this shitty disease, I hope I can do it with half the knowledge and humor that you have.
All the best.
Edit: I doubt it's applicable in your case (given the rarity of peritoneal mesothelioma) but what are your thoughts about CRISPR and using bioengineering as preventive measures against cancer?
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This will likely be buried, but /u/Iatros I really appreciate your resolve to be a more patient focused doctor. Cancer is scary as fuck. It's a broad and complex disease and most patients don't have any real understanding of it.
My mom died at 27 of a diffuse gastric carcinoma. Over the years of preventive checkups, I've had doctors who've cared about making me comfortable and those who haven't. As a patient, I can't tell you how much difference it makes to have a doctor take an extra five minutes to explain the purpose of a procedure or what hereditary mutations are or even what your favorite sports team is.
Doctors like these -- Sloan Kettering comes to mind -- are the reason I'm going to pursue medicine. If I end up having to fight this shitty disease, I hope I can do it with half the knowledge and humor that you have.
All the best.
Edit: I doubt it's applicable in your case (given the rarity of peritoneal mesothelioma) but what are your thoughts about CRISPR and using bioengineering as preventive measures against cancer?
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