About Karen Brawner Expertise I can help you with question regarding all different types of cancer which include cancers of the brain, lungs, colon, breast etc. I will help you make sure your doctor is listen to you and giving you the best possible answers to your questions and make sure he/she has your health in their best interest..
Experience I have stood side by side with my husband who fought 2 different types of cancer from 1989-1997. His last battle, which he lost, was from malignant melanoma which start in the colon and spread to his entire body. I was with him during all his surgeries, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation therapy. I can help you with most all cancer questions and treatments etc.
Samantha wrote at 2007-03-24 00:49:08
My dad was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer - stage 3b. Most of our doctors were actually very helpful and positive. They told us all of the information that the above responder said they wouldn't tell us, only with a positive spin. Everyone feels they must make sure the patient knows how bad the disease is. Often the patient knows this already and is trying to be optimistic, while certain people feel they must rub it in their face everyday. I find this very unhelpful, stressful, and depressing. The patient most likely knows they might die. All they have is hope. Hope gives them a better chance for survival, not to mention improves the quality of life. When a patient asks what you think their chances are, don't start out with, "Well, it's pretty serious..." Tell them a story of a survivor, tell them how healthy their liver is, tell them "GOOD", tell them anything positive. Celebrate life, don't cry because they might die. It's been proven that patients who think their treatment will work, have a better survival rate. Don't ruin that.
