Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO
@marklewismd
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Director, GI Oncology, @Intermountain. Interests: neuroendocrine tumors, cancer syndromes, empathy (even had a Whipple myself). Tweets my own.
Murray, UT
Joined September 2012
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
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Put another way, on Miller’s planet, they just finished the first hyponatremia differential on medicine rounds.
Since its release 11 years ago, just one hour and 31 minutes have passed on Miller's planet in Interstellar.
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It's easy to recommend exercise for better overall health but I had a truly remarkable day in clinic empowering patients with colon cancer to follow an evidence-based, post-op fitness program that offers a survival benefit on par with some chemo drugs. Bodies in motion, indeed!
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If you want to grow up to be a doctor it’s never too early to start practicing your penmanship
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It’s not 70 hot dogs but this is the result of a 7 lb. hamburger eaten in 30 minutes .🤢
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RT @DrYukselUrun: Exercizumab is real. Aerobic exercise cut colon cancer recurrence + death. It’s time to combine movement with medicine n….
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Perfection is the asymptote towards which we constantly strive (at least now I know where my fifth star went; brb, off to buy a router and an aquarium)
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RT @dr_yakupergun: I'm thrilled to share our new meta-analysis! . Primarily including CRC and pancreatic cancer patients, it shows that omi….
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Camus: I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. Kafka: hold my ennui.
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A timely reminder that there are many variables to consider in optimizing outcomes from cancer, even potentially the timing of infusions during the day. But post-#ASCO25 we are better poised than ever to empower patients about their own agency by prescribing “exercizumab” #crcsm.
At #ASCO25, research emphasized exercise, diet, and timing of immunochemotherapy as key to improving colon cancer outcomes, and called for a focus on survival and quality of life in clinical trials. @KimmieNgMD .
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Every doctor carries within themselves a small cemetery, where from time to time they go to pray . In my case it’s literal; this morning I stopped where far too many of my patients are interred . They are not forgotten and their memory inspires me to care better in the here & now
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I needed to have that difficult conversation with my teenager this evening (the one where I explained that you have to let Kid A grow on you and not just write it off immediately because there are way fewer guitars).
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Oncologists absolutely “shout at the crops” and prefer they not grow quickly.
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10. IT GETS BETTER. Even though we no longer live in the hospital for “residency” it can still feel like that at times . A wise friend told me “every call must end” and that’s true of training as well. It’s a crucible, yes, but it forges confidence & acumen.
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