Why is it......

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Why is it that :

- Patients with significant family history of cancer never get colonoscopies or mamograms? Do they want to get chemo too?

Just irks me to no end.

-The basic anemia patients need to be babied and the tough stage 4, chemo patient is as tough as nails, and greatful for everything you do?

Can you tell it has been a long week at my clinic? hahah:banghead:

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HAHA I guess it really is a mystery. :uhoh3:

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Specializes in Med/Surg, ID, Oncology, Ortho.

The question is does the patient with significant familial hx for CA choose NOT to have the diagnostics done, perhaps out of fear, or is it an insurance not covering the tests issue??

Also, I never catagorize pts related to their dx; ie., not all stage IV's are "tough as nails" and not all "basic anemia's" need to be babied.

I hope things are going better for you at your clinic this week :wink2:

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