One of my stated goals for this blog is to try to discuss and so help improve the doctor-patient relationship. There is a disturbing article in today's New York Times which claims that the doctor-patient relationship is "on the rocks". That many patient no longer trust doctors. And that the advent of the Internet has affected things, sometimes for [...]
I have removed the full text of this article. To read it, please go to the site below and click on info for "Companions". See "Ten Pointers for Women". http://phoenix5.org
This is an NCI funded study that men and their partners may want to participate in. If you have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, you may wonder how you and your partner will cope. The Telephone Education and Support Project is designed to help men and their partners during the prostate cancer experience. We will [...]
Tuesday night I fell asleep with my radio on. A few hours later I awoke to hear that a "wonder drug" had been discovered for prostate cancer. Exactly what I had been dreaming about. I was half-asleep at the time, so in the morning I set out to find out more. The BBC reported that an experimental [...]
Self-advocacy can be a positive experience and often gives a person a sense of control in a time of uncertainty. Advocacy doesn't have to be time-consuming or difficult—it can be as simple as asking more questions at a doctor's appointment. Furthermore, being a self-advocate doesn't mean that you are responsible for your cancer care alone. [...]