A patient who never smoked, never drank, and was fastidious about his diet died of cancer at 49 That patient was my father He went to his grave not knowing he actually carried a genetic mutation that caused his fatal tumor Virtue doesn't necessarily guarantee health RIP Dad

Grateful to have spoken to Kristin Flanary ⁦@LGlaucomflecken⁩ about “co-survivors”: the often-unheard partners who support patients & who are invaluable therapeutic allies but have their own value & stories to share #NationalCaregiverAwarenessMonth

circus: disavowed monkeys: see above

It’s from the day in 2017 I had the Whipple procedure because of a malignant tumor in the head of my pancreas My wonderful surgeons agreed to having the whole operation live-tweeted (archive link below) Monsters are scarier in the dark so shine a light https://t.co/Jlp1Ddd7N2

* patient has low potassium * I prescribe potassium * pharmacy calls and says I need prior authorization for said potassium I was unaware that Big Electrolyte needed to be this tightly regulated but apparently they are reliably profitable

When you promised you’d go out but you just got your eyes dilated

Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, had just given birth when she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. She writes about her fear of adding another tragedy to her family’s life. https://t.co/GR1vSZYmsW

“Babe, you seem distant, what are you thinking about?”

/s (for any of my patients or colleagues reading this, let me reassure you that I am very happily employed @intermountain :)

In Pittsburgh for a conference Heard this hospital has very manageable patient volumes with ample staffing and that its employees enjoy wonderful work-life balance 🤞 they’re hiring

An aquarium, apparently 🤷🏻‍♂️

Cancer killed my father and now it must prepare to die

IgM:

Thanks to Senator John Johnson @johnforutah for sharing his platform to discuss how we can shorten “brain to vein” time in cancer care delivery When Science Isn’t the Problem: Dr. Mark Lewis on Prior Authorization, Precision Medicine, & Saving Lives

November is Gastric Cancer Awareness Month. Here's a look at Checkpoint Inhibitors in the Gastric Cancer Treatment Landscape. Adapted from Yang Wang, and Geoffrey Chong: https://t.co/796KfVO7PU #LARVOL #CancerResearch #CancerData #Oncology #OncologyInsights #ClinicalTrials

New bio just dropped

When p=.051 but you still publish

Incredible shot of the alveolar capillary

DESK GOALS