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June 3rd, 2011
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June 3rd, 2011
03:51 PM ET
How much is too much phytoestrogen?Every weekday, a CNNHealth expert doctor answers a viewer question. On Friday, it's Dr. Melina Jampolis, a physician nutrition specialist. Asked by Keyana of Spokane, Washington: I have two questions. What is considered to be a high/harmful amount of phytoestrogen in a woman's diet per day? And should a woman who has had cancer not take estrogen replacements or eat a diet high in phytoestrogens?
June 3rd, 2011
11:45 AM ET
Gupta on Kevorkian: Rest in peaceNo matter how old someone is, or how sick they have been, it still comes as a shock to hear they have died. 83-year-old Jack Kevorkian, Dr. Death himself, died this morning as Bach, his favorite, played over the intercom. I felt an involuntary gasp of air in my throat when I learned of his passing. 
June 3rd, 2011
11:18 AM ET
Always controversial, Kevorkian dead at 83Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted in the suicides of 130 people, by his own count, he told CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta last year. Friday, the controversial physician died at age 83, a spokesman with Beaumont Hospital told CNN. Kevorkian had been hospitalized for kidney trouble and pneumonia in May. 
June 3rd, 2011
09:42 AM ET
Are senior citizens being overmedicated?Strong, antipsychotic drugs are being prescribed more often to senior citizens in U.S. nursing homes, setting off a debate about whether it's the right treatment for the elderly suffering from dementia. Daniel Levinson, inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services, believes this increase - detailed in a recent study by his office - is a cause for alarm. "The report found that too often, elderly residents are prescribed antipsychotic drugs in ways that violate government standards for unnecessary drug use," he wrote in a commentary for CNN.com. 
June 3rd, 2011
07:30 AM ET
What the Yuck: My breasts hurt after a workoutToo embarrassed to ask your doctor about sex, body quirks, or the latest celeb health fad? In a regular feature and a new book, "What the Yuck?!," Health magazine medical editor Dr. Roshini Raj tackles your most personal and provocative questions. Send 'em to Dr. Raj at whattheyuck@health.com. Q: Why do my boobs ache after running, even when I wear a good running bra? That good bra might not be as good as you think, or it may be worn out.  An unidentified patient goes through chemotherapy treatment.
June 3rd, 2011
07:10 AM ET
Why I became an oncologistEditor's note: George Sledge, M.D., is president of the American Society of Clinical Oncologists, the organization of America’s cancer doctors, whose annual meeting begins today. Treating cancer can be an extraordinarily difficult field, guiding patients on a roller coaster ride of fear, pain and sometimes true exhilaration. Dr. Sledge shares the story of the patient who made him decide to become an oncologist.
Some doctors are inspired by a great teacher. Medicine is still a profession dominated by old-world apprenticeships, where a mentor’s passion can be transmitted to a new generation. I have known several oncologists whose careers turned on chance encounters with inspiring professors. Others get there by way of their patients. I’m one of these. When I was a resident, cancer patients were the ones who touched my heart. In fact, I can remember the very moment I started my path to becoming an oncologist. |
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Cancer doctors tend to get to their profession in one of three ways. Some are drawn in through their love of cancer science. Cancer has always been something like a cobra to those who study it: dangerous and beautiful and endlessly fascinating. Cancer is a universe. One can spend an entire life exploring it without ever getting bored, for the biology of cancer is the biology of life.