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This past weekend was Father’s Day, and I had the joy of spending it the way it should be spent—surrounded by family. We made a full day of it at the new Epic Universe theme park, something we haven’t done in years. Usually, our theme park visits are quick—annual pass holders popping in for a …
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Yesterday was a relatively light clinic day — just seven patients on the schedule — which left me with some unexpected time for the day. I was invited to a dinner at a well-known steakhouse, hosted by a pharmaceutical company. In full disclosure, I do speaker engagements for industry about two to four times a …
News broke today that President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with stage IV (metastatic) prostate cancer. As an oncologist, this is not just a headline—it becomes an important teaching moment for how we evaluate and manage newly diagnosed metastatic prostate cancer. With the public eye now focused, many are likely wondering: what does this diagnosis …
This post was inspired by a recent review in the New England Journal of Medicine — click here to read it. What moved me most was the extraordinary time, effort, and global collaboration it took to transform the outlook for patients with Ph+ ALL. This progress was only possible because of the clinical trials carried …
I missed posting on Mother’s Day. Not because I forgot, but because I was exactly where I needed to be: with my wife, our kids, and our family. We spent the weekend together, quietly celebrating everything my wife does as a mother of four—and everything she is. She’s emotional and empathetic in all the ways …
Disclaimer: The following stories and cases are generalized for educational purposes. All patient-identifying details have been significantly modified or omitted. Over the past few months, I’ve encountered several powerful cases—both clinically and through consult work—that highlight an urgent and often misunderstood reality in oncology: impending visceral crisis. Visceral crisis refers to a rapidly deteriorating state …