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"Doctor, the cancer has spread to the brain. Would he be alive for atleast 3-4months? There are so many things we want to do for him " 2 children enquiring about their elderly father brought in with seizures
Read on this miraculous story.
#CancerAwareness #oncology #MedTwitter
Read on this miraculous story.
#CancerAwareness #oncology #MedTwitter
An elderly patient who was diagnosed as #lungcancer 2 years back presented to the ER at 5 pm with multiple episodes of seizures. He couldnt speak, recognise his daughters and was having slurring of speech. His consciousness levels were low
#CancerAwareness #oncology #MedTwitter
#CancerAwareness #oncology #MedTwitter
A MRI of the brain done showed one of the most tragic sights-multiple areas of the brain affected by Cancer deposits. In the image you can see them as the fluffy white spots.
#lungcancer #MedTwitter #oncology
#lungcancer #MedTwitter #oncology
I have done the academically unfathomable:
I am resigning my faculty position without another job lined up. While I am 100% confident in my decision, I am also 100% sad.
This did not have to happen. #womeninmedicine 1/
I am resigning my faculty position without another job lined up. While I am 100% confident in my decision, I am also 100% sad.
This did not have to happen. #womeninmedicine 1/
I am not burned out. I love what I do. I love my patients and I love my research. I am not quitting my calling. I am being brave enough to be CEO of my own life. @RUBraveEnough 2/
Why? “Alignment between your career & your core values produces satisfaction, a sense of happiness & fulfillment. A misalignment can cause can everything from minor problems to major disruptions.” 3a/
Abstract 67: all new patients with blood cancer age >=75 screened for frailty; participants randomized to receive geriatric consultation. Outcomes: feasibility, 1-yr OS, acute care utilization, goals of care discussion. ash.confex.com/ash/2019/webpr…
Introducing #gerituzumab which reduces 90-day postoperative mortality in #gerionc by 57%. @MSK_GeriOnc got an audible gasp from the audience at the benefit of Geriatric comanagement in post-op pts #ASCO19
Abstract here: abstracts.asco.org/239/AbstView_2…
Question from audience: How were pts selected for gerituzumab? Answer: surgeons requested consultation; no formal frailty screening done. Nonetheless, baseline characteristics of those who received #gerituzumab were similar to those receiving standard-of-care surgeon-care-amide
@IshwariaMD However, these didn’t tend to be serious high grade tox
