When the doctor becomes the patient: a breast cancer diagnosis

An excerpt from From Both Sides of the Curtain: Lessons and Reflections from an Oncologist’s Personal Breast Cancer Journey.

The mammography waiting room always played HGTV. I had been in this space countless times before, having started routine screening at the age of 40. I always booked the first appointment of the day because I knew all too well how easily schedules could get backed up. Like clockwork, the tech …

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