What We're Talking About When We're Talking About Cancer
In seeing Wit, which will soon end its Broadway run, a once-oncologist and patient wonders if the subject of cancer has grown too tiresome.… More »
Elaine Schattner is a physician and writer who lives in New York City.
In seeing Wit, which will soon end its Broadway run, a once-oncologist and patient wonders if the subject of cancer has grown too tiresome.… More »
It's the typical culprit, but other factors, including immune changes, nicotine damage, and even a genetic disposition, could play a part.… More »
Last week's report that drinking red wine could reduce the risk for breast cancer was just the latest in a long string of studies on the issue.… More »
Pills or powder with no treatment value can be harmful to the doctor-patient relationship, which is predicated on a mutual trust, some say… More »
A fresh debate on nutritional guidelines leads to the discovery of an old food wheel that listed butter as a recommended food group when the country was in need of bigger soldiers for war… More »
With reports proving that germs can reside on scrubs, ties, stethoscopes, and white lab coats, some have said doctors should just go naked… More »
A woman with a breast cancer diagnosis faces many sudden choices, and in the emotional frenzy, reconstruction may get short shrift… More »
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