Reason to Believe

“Still I look to find a reason to believe.”  Tim Hardin The events of the last few days—no, the last few months—have been horrendous.  From the attacks in Paris and Brussels to the slaughter in Orlando and the bombing of Baghdad, it seems that every time we turn on the TV, or open up a… Continue reading Reason to Believe

When Cancer Comes To Call

A patient story tonight, from Jackie:   It was one of those days.  I had been to the gynecologist the week prior because I somehow knew the sporadic bleeding which I had experienced was NOT a simple Urinary Tract Infection for which I had been treated three times.  My doctor did the scrapings and biopsies… Continue reading When Cancer Comes To Call

How Do I Know This is Working?

This is the question I get asked the most:  “So Doc, how do I know that this is working?”  Sometimes my patients come to me with visible or palpable disease—something on the skin that they can see fading away, an enlarged lymph node in the neck that shrinks visibly during treatment, a lump or a… Continue reading How Do I Know This is Working?