Cystoprostatectomy with Recurrence
I have a patient who underwent cystoprostatectomy for high grade urothelial ca throughout the bladder and concurrent high risk prostate cancer Gleason was 10, PSA was 10ng/ml and he had positive margin and ECE in 2022. Initial PSA undetectable but 1 year later it was 0.2 and now 0.6. PSMA PET shows gross recurrence in the bed (1.5cm metabolic nodule) and a positive R ext iliac node. He has bowel hanging down and sitting just above the pet positive lesion (about 1cm of space). The ileal...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 16, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Haybrant Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
WAMC/School List Help, 3.93, 516, Student Athlete
Finally got MCAT back and am just starting up with school list and am struggling to get it nailed down. Any help is appreciated!
Stats: cGPA: 3.93, sGPA: 3.89, MCAT: 516 (128,128,129,131), White male, low ranked undergrad university.
Residence: CO, ties to AR
Shadowing: 50 hours (split between Oncology, Ortho, and Primary Care)
Clinical Experience: 450 hours, helping at a cancer rehabilitation clinic as a phlebotomist. Lots of direct patient interaction and a MME.
Research: 350 hours...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 9, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: trackmed2435 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Penn State vs Buffalo vs Temple
CONTEXT: I’ve received acceptances to both Penn State and Buffalo, waiting on a decision from Temple!
I’m pretty set on Buffalo at the moment due to in-state tuition + I want to do heme/onc and they have a good cancer center. Upon interviewing at Temple I’m conflicted because it’s in more of an urban setting which is what I’m used to.
MORE CONTEXT: Im from NYC and want to return to NYC for residency + do a fellowship at MSK.
I like that Buffalo has a decent amount to do outside of school...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 8, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: jackie3333 Tags: Help Me Decide: X vs Y Medical School Source Type: forums
Rad Onc? Burnt Out?
Here’s some advice from a senior medical director from a leading prior auth company.
You know, those guys who make you wait one week to do a P2P because you wanted to do SRS on a solitary brain met and the nurse reviewer said she can authorize it right away if you do it “by 3D.”
Then the P2P guy says, sorry prostate cancer brain mets are excluded from our SRS policy. You can appeal if you’d like.
Those guys have nothing to do with your burn out I’m sure.
Not to be...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 7, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Gfunk6 Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Pathologist misdiagnosis in the news
Patients informed of cancer misdiagnoses, as Providence reviews pathologist’s work
FOX 12 Investigates has heard from seven patients who had lab results reviewed incorrectly by a single Providence pathologist.
www.kptv.com
Looks like the pathologist has about 20+ years in practice. This is why having confirmation with a second pathologist on malignant diagnoses (especially first time diagnoses) is important. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - March 4, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: caffeinegirl Tags: Pathology Source Type: forums
Re: Smoking and lung cancer —70 long years on
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 4, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Illness trajectories of incurable solid cancers
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 3, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Do I have a chance?
Hello I’m 27 years old. Currently in community college for social work. I come from a rough childhood and poverty. I tried going to college after high school. But had a baby, my brother had cancer and COVID hit later in 2020. I amassed 9 Ws. 2 in 2016 right after high school. 3 in 2017 (dealing with child) and 2020 (COVID hit, got laid off ñ, and went on mission with military service for COVID relief.) all those Ws I had really good grades. I really like school. I decided to go back to...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - March 3, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Adonis Iraheta Tags: Nontraditional Students Source Type: forums
WAMC/School list 3.89 (s3.75) /513 + retake MCAT?
1 cGPA: 3.89; sGPA: 3.75
2 513 (127,128, 128, 131) --> 512 (128, 129, 129, 127) (a drop and considering retaking in 3 months - help pls!)
3 Virginia residence; Texas college
4 Black female (grew up in Lagos - site for gap year research)
5 Attend Small research University
6 Weekly Hospice volunteer (2 years)
7 3 years of research + 1 summer of research; won award at conference (1 year emotional regulation, 2 years cancer research, 1 year med...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 23, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: carbocation345 Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
WAMC (3.9/516/NJ Resident)
hi everyone! looking for feedback on my school list. i’m not sure if my list is too top heavy. I feel like I have a good amount of reach schools but not as many “target” schools for my stats.
Home State: NJ
Ethnicity: Asian
College: T25
GPA/MCAT: 3.9/516
Clinical: children’s hospital artist (100hrs), cancer hospital clinic runner (100hrs), midwife (250 hrs — super hands on with delivery of babies), refugee clinic (50 hrs)
Research: research assistant (500hr), research intern in...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 20, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: mangostickyrice Tags: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical Source Type: forums
Benzodiazepines in palliative care
70 year old pancreatic cancer patient, unclear what stage, but receiving chemo/surgery for it. Also on fentanyl patch and oxycodone IR TID 5mg. Whats your overall policy with benzos in palliative care with a patient already on opioids? Are you more lenient, if patients respiratory function is being monitored? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 19, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: annoyedpsychiatrist Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums
Re: Lung cancer screening for over 55s will be rolled out in England
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Source: BMJ Comments - February 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Are my chances to be a doctor over because of my IA?
Hey guys,
This is my first post on here and I'm only doing this because I feel like I have no other outlet/ place to ask for help.
Just for some background, l'm a senior right now at a T20 undergrad university (according to US News so take that as you wish). I'm studying Sports Medicine, Biochemistry, and Statistics. I have a 3.96 overall GPA (B+ in Orgo I/II and a W for Orgo II during the summer, the rest are all A’s) 514 MCAT, as well as 5 publications, good research in a cancer lab...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 17, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: KnownBreakfast1985 Tags: Pre-Medical (MD) Source Type: forums
Re: Invasive breast cancer and breast cancer death after non-screen detected ductal carcinoma in situ from 1990 to 2018 in England: population based cohort study
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Source: BMJ Comments - February 9, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Oral cancers are rising in the UK
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Source: BMJ Comments - February 9, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
