No Reason to Vomit

No Reason to Vomit

Posted in Featured, Telling the Truth

I’ve heard stories from people telling me how somebody they know, who is undergoing chemotherapy, kept on vomiting after the chemotherapy was given. As an oncologist, I do not understand why these patients had to go through such an ordeal. Vomiting is an adverse effect of many chemotherapy drugs, but not all. It is very...

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Can a Cancer Patient Have “You Know” During Cancer Treatment?

Can a Cancer Patient Have “You Know” During Cancer Treatment?

Posted in Featured, Understanding Cancer

I was at the clinic consulting with a couple where the wife will be undergoing chemotherapy. After we have discussed all the necessary preparations, the patient’s husband, with a soft tone in his voice and a tinge of shyness asked me “Doctor, can we have….you know….during chemotherapy?”. Without making him feel...

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