"Courage and cheerfulness will not only carry you over the rough places in life, but will enable you to bring comfort and help to the weak-hearted and will console you in the sad hours." -Sir William Osler
My archives are located at Archives of the Cheerful Oncologist, Volume 2
October 31, 2007
Category: Commentary
Attention All Lovers of the Following: Hamburgers (also known as "our national pastime") French Fries (also known as "coronary sticks") Pastries (apply directly to hips to cut out the middle man) Sugary Drinks (the answer to this riddle: "What is...
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Category: Autobiographical Tidbit
Happy Hallowe'en from the Ghastly Assassin of Malignant Mitoses!...
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October 29, 2007
Category: Medical Mysteries
"His oncologist had told him that no further treatments were likely to be of any benefit." "And did you agree with this assessment?" "That, my dear Senf, is the essence of this case. After reviewing all of his records I noticed something was missing - something important at the time of diagnosis that was easily overlooked."
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October 25, 2007
Category: Health Care Policy
It seems that health insurance companies in New York are trying to persuade their customers to go to doctors who have excelled at the little game entitled "Popularity Contest."
Posted by Craig Hildreth at 7:07 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 24, 2007
Category: The Art of Medicine
Just for fun I'd like to share my version of this meme, so without further ado here is a list of 25 skills every doctor worth his or her salt should be able to do.
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October 22, 2007
Category: Commentary
Does keeping a positive mental outlook help cancer patients to live longer? People who are depressed about their cancer are no more likely to die than people who keep a positive outlook, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. The choice of...
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October 19, 2007
Category: Footnotes
Last time I checked none of us have been ordered to bend their knee to the Gods of Apathy, Stupidity and Cowardice...
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October 16, 2007
Category: Commentary
Maybe a courageous visionary, inspired by the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a hectoring pseudo-eschatologist, will roll up his or her sleeves and make the goal of saving children's lives their mission in life.
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October 15, 2007
Category: Medical Mysteries
He showed no signs of improvement, and an uneasy sense of gloom began to drift through the ICU.
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October 13, 2007
Category: Commentary
Here's some food for thought the next time you sit down to shovel in a wheelbarrow or two from the breakfast buffet: "Obese People Much More Likely To Develop Esophageal Cancer" I've seen enough esophageal cancer in my career to...
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October 10, 2007
Category: Humor
Des Moines, Iowa, 1961 - Martin Polzhappel, a 25 year-old carpenter, visits his family doctor for yet another bronchial infection. Instead of giving him the usual intramuscular injection of lincomycin, today the doctor decides to try a new oral antibiotic...
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October 7, 2007
Category: Commentary
Will its legacy be one of more than just shame?
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October 5, 2007
Category: Patient Advocacy
Doctors constantly have to make decisions that reflect their intelligence and judgment, but sometimes they are faced with a decision that tests their personality. Here's an example: "Should I (a) let this patient continue to ramble on, further delaying the...
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October 3, 2007
Category: Commentary
Te audire non possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure!
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October 1, 2007
Category: Commentary
"Would I find it refreshing to be poseyed in a chair and crapping my pants during the halftime show of Super Bowl LXII?"
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Category: Lyrical
Those who are able to spark their lamp and put it to work, to keep this gift of encouragement and "good works" going as long as it is properly tended - what better use for this than caring for those with cancer?
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