I get a little worried when the great Robin Gibb says ‘I love food, I love eating’ – that was what gave him the cancer in the first place… Robin Gibb feeling ‘fantastic’ Sat Feb 04 2012 16:36 © REUTERS/Tobias_schwarz The Bee Gees’ Robin Gibb says he is enjoying a “spectacular” recovery from colon cancer. [...]
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Robin Gibb’s cancer
Posted in Jan-June 2012, tagged robin gibb on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My reply to a lung cancer patient who wrote to me…
Posted in Jan-June 2012 on January 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Hi (name left out for confidentiality). As far as I know (and seen), radio therapy and chemo rarely works for lung cancer (the chemo in tablet form is practically useless), unless you have early stage lung cancer (you did not mention the stage). The abdomen and back pain, including not being able to sleep is [...]
How Do Doctors Die?
Posted in Jan-June 2012, tagged how doctors die on January 16, 2012 | 8 Comments »
How Doctors Die It’s Not Like the Rest of Us, But It Should Be by Ken Murray Years ago, Charlie, a highly respected orthopedist and a mentor of mine, found a lump in his stomach. He had a surgeon explore the area, and the diagnosis was pancreatic cancer. This surgeon was one of the [...]
