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“How am I doing?”, asked one of my colorectal patients. Ten years ago, I first met John (name changed for privacy), a warm and spirited individual diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer. After undergoing surgical resection of the primary colon tumor and six months of standard adjuvant chemotherapy with mFOLFOX, John and I optimistically looked …
As a physician, one of the most challenging types of cancer to treat is locally advanced rectal cancer. These tumors have often grown to the point where surgery alone is not enough to remove all of the cancer and prevent recurrence. That’s why the standard of care for these patients is a treatment approach called …
It was a typical Wednesday afternoon when Mrs. Smith walked into her oncologist’s office for her latest round of chemotherapy. As the nurse prepared to administer the treatment, Mrs. Smith turned to her doctor with a curious look on her face. “Doctor, I’ve been wondering something,” she said. “I know chemotherapy is important for treating …