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An Imperfect World

A friend called me in a state of confusion. She said that one of her friends was diagnosed with intermediate stage breast cancer despite undergoing regular mammography. “Isn’t mammography supposed to detect breast cancer?” she asked. So why did the doctors miss my friend’s cancer? I have previously said that none of the...

The Family Is My Patient

Isolation, loneliness, feeling of being all alone in the difficult journey are emotions that patients go through upon being diagnosed with cancer. Yet, the patient is not alone in the pain, suffering and sadness. His entire family is afflicted with the disease perhaps not literally but figuratively. When a patient is stricken...

The Myth of the "Cure-All"

I have said repeatedly that cancer patients are extremely vulnerable. They are in great danger of being taken advantage of. We see alternative forms of treatment everywhere. I see nothing wrong with that. What I practice is conventional/mainstream/Western medicine and I practically know nothing of alternative or Eastern forms of...

What To Ask Your Doctor When…..

Healthcare system in the Philippines is mostly out of the patient’s pocket. Very very few Filipinos have health insurance. Even among those who are insured, coverage is often meager and not enough to pay for all the health care costs. Many patients end up shouldering the remainder of the costs themselves. Modern medicine is...

The Thin Line Between The Patient and Ourselves

A patient was brought to my clinic after having hopped from one doctor to another in search of the holy grail. When the patient was brought to me, he was so thin and frail and had difficulty speaking because of severe weakness. I asked the relative what they wanted to achieve in bringing the patient to me. I picked up that the...

The Power And Magic Of Belief

Have you heard of the “Medical Student Syndrome”? I’m not even sure if that is how it is called but I know there it’s true because I and most of my classmates have experienced it. Students who are studying to become doctor sometimes experience the symptoms that they read up on their textbooks. “You...