The Different Faces of Cancer

Josephine Josephine is a 58 year-old lady diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer. She underwent surgery followed by chemotherapy. Two years later, she developed a recurrence in the liver (Stage IV). She underwent chemotherapy again then surgery. She is now cancer free and has since then gone back to work. Annie Annie is a 72...

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Hopeless Patient

As I explained to the family of a patient that he has Stage IV cancer, one relative said “Ay doktora wala nang pag-asa, hihintayin na lang mamatay” (“The patient is a hopeless case and there is nothing that can be done”). Patients with advanced cancer are never hopeless and should never be considered as second class...

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