Cancer Patient Interviews His Oncologist (Video)

communityreply@lls.org — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:36:41 GMT

If you are a regular reader of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Blog you will remember a blog post that was shared by non-Hodgkin lymphoma patient Mike Hamel from his blog, Cells Behaving Badly. In that post, Mike talked about the value of approaching cancer treatment with the mindset of a client rather than a patient.

Since that time, Mike has gone into remission once, had a return of his cancer and has been undergoing treatment during most of that time. The entire time, he has still managed to provide frequent updates and thought-provoking posts through his blog, renamed OPEN Mike.

In a recent post Mike shared a video interview he did with his oncologist, Dr. Dax Kurbegov, Director of the Memorial Cancer Clinic in Colorado Springs, CO. It’s an informative look into the patient/doctor relationship, and it’s clear that Dr. Kurbegov loves both his job and patients. Take a look.

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