A Need for Change: Insights From a Patient

I am a young cancer patient, who has been afforded an unparalleled opportunity to gain insight into a flawed healthcare delivery system. I hope to share observations and opinions I have formed over my many months of treatment.Once a month, I visit my oncologist's office to check on the status of my illness and to make changes to my treatment regimen, as needed. With 3-4 decades to spare, I am

Cancer (from a patient's view)

Where to begin? Life has taken sharp left, crashed through the guard rail, and is now free-falling. I was a completely healthy 21 year old with one more semester before graduation. I had just submitted my applications in hopes of entering pharmacy school in the Fall of 2009. Though I was stressed, I had a good, lazy life. In fact, right after finals, I spent an incredible week in Vegas bonding

colorectal cancer

This is very difficult for me to deal with, both because I'm not ready to come to terms with it and because I know so little.My father was recently diagnosed with advanced rectal cancer, a form of colon cancer that (obviously) spreads to the rectum. What this means is over the next ten months, he will undergo a series of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery, which will leave him weakened and