Catalyst Oncology

I had had a previous opportunity one summer to co-facilitate with Rita a narrative intervention with the doctors, nurses and social workers on the pediatric oncology floor at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital (CHONY). …

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I finally saw my Oncology Doctor yesterday with all my CT results for the last eight months and he stated,” that the VA should have taken the CD’s that I offered for comparisons”. The CT taken at the VA in Massachusetts on Tuesday had …

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When you hear of Dr. Gary D. Kao , the Veterans Affairs (VA) radiation oncology doctor who admitted to sometimes missing his target when implanting radioactive seeds during prostate cancer surgeries, you would understand that had some of the patients posted their comments on a doctor review site , other patients may have asked more questions about brachytherapy, a type of radiation therapy used to treat cancer. Radiation therapy is the use of a type of energy, called ionizing radia

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Appointment with Oncology Doctor – good news/bad news. We had no idea what to expect from today’s appointment and came away with both bad and good news. The bad news is that chemotherapy will be reintroduced sometime around Easter as I …

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Five Hematology/Oncology doctors have been added to the medical staff at Milford Hospital. Each are now listed on the hospital website, with a link to their practice website. Physicians include Greg Angstreich MD; Martin Katz, MD; Johanna M.LaSala,MD; Jeffrey Orell, MD; and John C. Rhee, MD. They are located at 240 Indian River Rd., Bldg A, Suite A1, Orange, 203-795-1664.

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According to Chinese medicine-rata by the American Society of Clinical Oncology 21 cancer experts committee recently selected 12 of the 2008 cancer treatment and prevention has been a marked improvement of significant …

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Lily came home from the hospital yesterday afternoon. Larisa says that within thirty minutes of arriving, she had more color in her cheeks and was walking around the house more than she had walked at the hospital the whole time. Being home makes such a difference. A few days ago Larisa told us about one particular doctor at the hospital. This doctor is one of the main oncology doctors who had not been on duty for the first couple weeks Lily was in the hospital. As soon as she walked in, she sa

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DENVILLE, NJ — December 18, 2008 — Hueina Su, The Nurturer’s Coach™, shared her healthy living tips with more than 200 cancer survivors and caregivers at the American Cancer Society Asian Initiatives meeting on December 13, 2008. Su was invited as a panelist along with top oncology doctors and cancer researchers. The topic of the panel discussion was “Keys to Healthy Living.” Su is a professional keynote speaker, certified life coach, founder of Beyond Horizon Coaching of Denville, New Jersey

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Well, this slacker is back in the work force. Yippee! I had two days of orientation last week - wednesday and thursday. Then Friday I was at their busiest lab learning the system. It’s a pretty easy system and I was grovin’ right along. It’s not too taxing, we check the patient’s insurance, order the tests and the draw the blood. We mostly deal with the patient start to finish -which I’ve generally preferred. It’s a group of oncology doctors, most of them in one location, but there are also fi

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October 15, 2008 Cancer | Tags: brain scan, Cancer, clean, good news |   That was mom’s radiation oncology doctor.  He also says that there is no sign of disease in the brain. He doesn’t want another brain MRI for three months instead of every month. It’s almost 9 AM.  Is it too early to pop open the champagne?   Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website

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