Category: On Tap
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Medical Specialist Speed Dating
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Being diagnosed with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome means re-entering the dating world – sort of. My medical tour around San Diego has evolved from a search for an oncology team to specialist speed dating, where finding the one(s) is less about romance and more about survival. It’s a whirlwind of rapid-fire Q&A,…
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BIRADS – what the hell is that?
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Overwhelmed by this looming cancer cloud I logged in to mychart to look at the radiologist’s notes from the mammogram and ultrasound the day before. “BIRADS Score – 4C – suspicious abnormality – very suspicious for malignancy – biopsy should be considered.” What the hell is a BIRADS score? What…