Why does cancer progress for some while for others the disease remains dormant?
Brenda was one of those patients who has stayed in my memory. She had a wry sense of humour with which she shooed away any misfortune…
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Phil Whitaker is a contributing writer to the New Statesman and a practising doctor in Canada.
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I asked about significant past medical problems. “No. Unless you mean when I was five.” He patted his leg…
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