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The more complex and high stakes a health care decision is – like with genetic testing and mastectomies (see Booby Traps Part 1 and Part 2 An invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast (pale area at the center) surrounded by spikes of whitish scar tissue in the surrounding yellow fatty tissue. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) […] English: Naval Medical Clinic Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Oct. 25, 2002) — Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Dana L. Ford, a mammogram technician, aids a patient in completing her annual mammogram evaluation. Breast cancer is the leading form of cancer found in women. Naval Medical Clinic Pearl Harbor conducts approximately 2,300 mammograms annually. U.S. Navy photo […] Right breast cancer (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The first time I wrestled with the issue of whether to get my breasts cut off, I was in my early forties. Partners in life, my breasts had done right by me. They delighted me in all their underwhelming adolescent glory. Then they’d been a source of panting, […] There’s a great post over at Diabetes Mine about the explosion in patient interaction and patient communities around social media. It’s well worth a read so you should head on over and take a look. Here’s an excerpt. Everyone wants to know what the patient community is thinking these days. The explosion of social media […] black and mucus filled lungs nearby (Photo credit: Let Ideas Compete) Fifty Years of Lying The first speaker at the 2012 American Public Health Association (APHA) conference’s two-hour session on tobacco was Ms. Sharon Eubanks, the RICO lawyer who successfully tried the tobacco industry for fraud under the Clinton administration. She described how that […] English: Aerial view of Kansas City, Kansas, looking southwest. The Kansas River (right-center) joins the Missouri River (left). A small piece of Kansas City, Missouri is visible on the left of the Missouri River. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) More and more research shows that how long you live may be determined by where you live […] |
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