I was her doctor, and my job was to give my opinion, even if it could not be backed by any data, and then to respect hers. After all, there was only one person walking this road of cancer, and it was my job to...

A recent event brought home the significance of how devastating news is received and how we react to a potentially life-changing message.

There are patients who meet the diagnosis of cancer not with dread, but with curiosity, and sometimes their preferred treatment strategy is, "Let's just see what happens."  

In my experience, cancer treatment plans rarely progress linearly. The further we veer from the anticipated course, the more wrong and dark and sinister it feels. 

My hope for the new year is that more of our patients with cancer will experience a miracle thanks to precision medicine.