Doctor David's Blog
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| Blog Name: | Doctor David's Blog |
| Url: | http://doctordavidsblog.blogspot.com/ |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | science, cancer, medicine |
| Description: | My blog posts include stories about my patients, discussions of scientific discoveries related to cancer, and information about new treatmens for cancer -- all with a focus on pediatric oncology. |
| Popularity: | 37 Followers |
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As Breast Cancer Awareness Month Draws to a Close
As breast cancer awareness month draws to a close, I wanted to highlight a few breast cancer posts from other medical bloggers:Suture For a Living asks: "Is Breast Cancer Over-Diagnosed?"Bayblab writes about research on a diabetes medication killing breast cancer stem cells.Science Update Blog discusses claims that we are
As breast cancer awareness month draws to a close, I wanted to highlight a few breast cancer posts from other medical bloggers:Suture For a Living asks: "Is Breast Cancer Over-Diagnosed?"Bayblab writes about research on a diabetes medication killing breast cancer stem cells.Science Update Blog discusses claims that we are
The Sarcoma Program Goes 21st Century
Modern technology impacts everything we do. The very fact that you are reading these words attests to how technology touches your life.Well, the Johns Hopkins Sarcoma Center
Modern technology impacts everything we do. The very fact that you are reading these words attests to how technology touches your life.Well, the Johns Hopkins Sarcoma Center
I went in to say "Good bye"
We knew this day was coming. Over the summer her cancer came back even though she was getting chemotherapy. We switched gears, giving radiation and chemotherapy aimed at controlling pain, no longer at curing disease. But that doesn’t make this day any easier.Overnight
We knew this day was coming. Over the summer her cancer came back even though she was getting chemotherapy. We switched gears, giving radiation and chemotherapy aimed at controlling pain, no longer at curing disease. But that doesn’t make this day any easier.Overnight
It's Wednesday... The Doctor is Playing Golf
What a horrid, 50's-era cliche!But today, it was true. This afternoon I played golf in a fundraising tournament for the Heather Brooke Foundation. This is a foundation named in honor of a patient with Ewing's Sarcoma that I once helped care for. When Heather passed away, her mother channeled her grief into helping others. The Heather Brooke Foundation exists to help conquer childhood cancer and to help and educate the families of children with debilitating illnesses.Today was a beautiful day for golf... if you like playing in gale force winds! Of course, if you're as terrible as I am (other than Putt Putt, to
What a horrid, 50's-era cliche!But today, it was true. This afternoon I played golf in a fundraising tournament for the Heather Brooke Foundation. This is a foundation named in honor of a patient with Ewing's Sarcoma that I once helped care for. When Heather passed away, her mother channeled her grief into helping others. The Heather Brooke Foundation exists to help conquer childhood cancer and to help and educate the families of children with debilitating illnesses.Today was a beautiful day for golf... if you like playing in gale force winds! Of course, if you're as terrible as I am (other than Putt Putt, to
More About Patients and the Press
I have blogged before when stories about my patients (and their families) appeared in local newspapers. But this time it’s different. This time, my patient is the author!Let me explain.Phil (he gave me permission to blog about this) was receiving radiation therapy at another institution. He was suffering one of the common side effects – burning skin. Realizing that the redness and burning are caused by inflammation, he had a clever idea. With the permission of his radiation onc
I have blogged before when stories about my patients (and their families) appeared in local newspapers. But this time it’s different. This time, my patient is the author!Let me explain.Phil (he gave me permission to blog about this) was receiving radiation therapy at another institution. He was suffering one of the common side effects – burning skin. Realizing that the redness and burning are caused by inflammation, he had a clever idea. With the permission of his radiation onc
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