I don ’t know if this test will save your life

“So, will this mammogram save my life?” she asked. I thought for a few seconds … “I have no idea.” “What?” she sounded perplexed. “Well, if you have a cancer that’s aggressive enough to kill you before everything else, but not aggressive enough to have already had cells metastasize, and not so aggressive that it responds appropriately to chemo but it still needs to be rapidly dividing enough to respond to chemo, and we hit this all with perfect timing — then it absolutely will save your life. Assuming you’re currently asymptomatic …” Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Oncology/Hematology Radiology Source Type: blogs