In this issue: the breast cancer no one talks about; breaking bad news: how to do it – and how not to do it; Urology Q&A; bullying prevention; the man behind the best-selling poster of all time; medical myths; Bad Billy on personal space; financial planning advice from The Money Doctor…. and tons more good reading!
A PSA of sorts.
Damn you, cancer. This week’s issue of the Medical Examiner focuses on how we break bad news to people, whether it’s a patient or our family. This beautiful short film asks, “What would you say to a loved one if you had only one chance to say it all?” "From 1994" Short Film from Casey Warren | MINDCASTLE on Vimeo. …
We go pink
But not for the whole issue. Just the box on page 1. But that box contains some very important information. It was even written by an oncologist. Read it. But don’t weep. Just get busy. It’s a key to cancer prevention. Speaking of which, boys and girls, October 7 is National Walk/Bike to School Day. Also in this issue, some …
This kills two birds with one stone. Not that we have anything against birds. Quite the contrary. But we always post a Public Service Announcement in this space every Tuesday. And today is the start of the #1 cancer awareness month of every year. Face it: no one even knows what other cancers go with what other months. We just …
Feel your boobies
That’s what an illustration on the back cover of this week’s Medical Examiner encourages. Trouble is, doctors say many women don’t know how to properly and effectively perform a breast self-exam. In this video, a doctor takes a patient through the steps of both how to do BSE correctly, as well as when it should be done. It’s different for …
LET’S CELEBRATE SCALPS!
Have you lost your hair because of cancer treatment or some other medical condition? The Medical Examiner is looking for you, whether you’re man, woman or child. During October, we’d like to celebrate the unadorned scalp. The idea is to have a gallery – or at the bare minimum, several individual profiles – of the bald and the beautiful in …
For the cure?
It’s amazing that this topic didn’t get more play than it did during breast cancer month – it got barely any at all. Researchers have discovered a virus – adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV2) – that feasts on cancer cells and will kill any grade of breast cancer “within seven days.” At least, that’s the preliminary verdict. As is usually …
Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month getting too racy?
In this week’s Medical Examiner we note that not long ago — think Betty Ford — it was considered courageous to discuss the subject of breast cancer in public. It was instead a deep, dark secret. Today we have organizations who support breast cancer research with such slogans as “Save the Ta-Tas,” “Fightin’ for Fun Bags,” and “I [Heart] Boobies.” …